About
The Debate Union is UCLA's intercollegiate competitive debate team, which dates its history to 1920 and competes in British Parliamentary format. Practices consist of full debate rounds and sometimes drills. Its debaters won the novice division at nationals in 2020 and 2023, and teams have broken at the 2024 World Universities Debating Championship in Vietnam and the 2025 edition in Panama. Outside competition the team holds retreats, weekly team dinners and outings.
Written by Bruin Clubs from the club's own website and socials, October 2026. Source (opens in a new tab)
How to join
UCLA's only intercollegiate competitive debate organization takes new members by application: fill out the Fall 2026 application below and join the Discord for updates.
- Fall 2026 applicationGoogle Form (opens in a new tab)
- UCLA Debate UnionDiscord (opens in a new tab)
- Join the SlackSlack (opens in a new tab)
From the club's own Instagram, Linktree or website, checked October 2, 2026.
Details
- Who can join
- Undergrads & grads
- Type
- Registered org
- Listed under
- Academic, Educational
- UCLA registry ID
- 5142
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