April 21, 2026 AT 4:30 P.M. in the torian room (duPont Library)

Beginning in 2026, the Festival of Speaking & Listening will feature a debate led by the Sewanee Debate Union. For this year, SDU will debate the following:

Resolved: This house believes that the federal government should keep its hands off of the curricula of private universities.

Affirmative Team
Negative Team

Margaret Phillips (C'29 in Rhetoric)

Dr. Chris Silver (Psychology)

Whit Uden (C'28 in Classical Languages)

Eliza Dieck (C'26 in Rhetoric)

Dr. Jim Peters (Philosophy)

Trinity Reddick (C'27 in Politics and Rhetoric)