Rhode Island Urban Debate League
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Policy debate |
| Location |
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| Origins | Providence Urban Debate League |
Area served | Rhode Island Schools |
Members | 13 High Schools |
Key people | Linda Cunningham, League Director |
| Website | www.riudl.org |
The Rhode Island Urban Debate League (RIUDL) is an American urban debate league located in Rhode Island. It operates as a community partnership program between Brown University's Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service and the Rhode Island high schools with which RIUDL is affiliated.
History[edit]
The League was founded in 1999[1] as the Providence Urban Debate League (PUDL), so named as it served high schools solely in the city of Providence.[2] In 2003, PUDL was renamed the Rhode Island Urban Debate League (RIUDL) as a response to the expanding mission of the League and the addition of Woonsocket High School in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 2002.[2] For the 2009-2010 season, four new schools were added, including: Alvarez High School, Cooley High School, E-Cubed Academy, and PAIS High School. For the 2011-2012 season, Paul Cuffee High School joined the league.
| Policy debate |
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| Organization |
| Format |
| Argument types |
 Policy debate |
Member Schools[3][edit]
- Alvarez High School
- Central Falls High School
- Central High School
- Classical High School
- W. M. Davies Career and Technical High School (Davies)
- Educational Excellence through Empowerment (E-Cubed) Academy
- Hope High School
- The Juanita Sánchez Educational[4] Complex
- La Salle Academy
- Mt. Pleasant High School
- Paul Cuffee High School, Providence
- Shea High School, Providence
- Woonsocket High School
9th Anniversary Banquet[edit]
RIUDL celebrated the close of the 2007-2008 debate season with a commemoration of its founding 9 years prior. In attendance were David Cicilline, Mayor of Providence, and Nate Parker, one of the actors from The Great Debaters.[5]
11th Anniversary Banquet[edit]
RIUDL celebrated the close of the 2009-2010 debate season with a banquet at Brown University. In attendance were David Cicilline, Mayor of Providence and keynote speaker, United States Senator Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- The Swearer Center's website section on RIUDL
- Program listing on the Swearer Center Opportunities website
- The History of the Urban Debate Network
- RIUDL Blog through the Social Innovation Initiative
References[edit]
- ^ Edgar R. (2008, March 20) High school debating gains in popularity. The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/education/content/DEBATERS_03-20-08_SG9DS6B_v40.372e248.html
- ^ a b RIUDL (2009). The Rhode Island Urban Debate League: A Vision for the Future. Providence, Rhode Island.
- ^ For the list of participating schools during the tenure of Director Tucker (2006-2008) click: http://swearercenter.brown.edu/whatwedo/prog_edeq_high.html#RIUDL
- ^ "Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ Sunshine, S. (2008, March 20). Movie star honors debaters. The Brown Daily Herald. http://www.browndailyherald.com/2.12235/movie-star-honors-debaters-1.1670694