PHC Hosts Intercollegiate NATO Summit Debates!Patrick Henry College hosted its inaugural NATO Summit Debates, where undergraduate students from multiple schools competed at the tournament. PHC students swept the tournament, winning four out of the top five team awards, as well as four out of the top five individual speaker awards.
Three PHC Students Presented Policy Proposals to International Experts in Washington, D.C.
The Schuman Challenge, an annual civic debate competition, was hosted by the delegation of the European Union in D.C. Teams of three from colleges and universities around the nation engaged in a question and answer period on an international policy--this year's teams had to answer the question, "How should the EU and the U.S. cooperate in Afghanistan following the U.S. military withdrawal?"
Competitive debate motivates students to exceed the bare minimum of knowledge, and builds the ability to articulate and defend a position against repeated attacks. Because of its rigorous and effective approach to education, forensics at PHC are not extra-curricular but co-curricular, a fully-recognized and vital element of PHC Academics.
