Boston Debate League

From Charlestown Debate Team to Suffolk Law School

From Charlestown Debate Team to Suffolk Law School February 9, 2023 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles BDL Alumni Pursing their Juris Doctor Boston Debate League Alumni Joshua Rosa is working towards their Juris Doctor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA. Before pursuing their law degree, Rosa was awarded a full-tuition POSSE scholarship and earned […]

BDL’s First Alumni Debate Tournament

BDL’s First Alumni Debate Tournament December 20, 2022 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles The Highly Requested Alumni Event Occurred on Saturday, Dec. 17th This past Saturday, BDL Alumni gathered together for the first-ever Alumni Debate Tournament (ADT) at Isaacson Miller in the Seaport. The event was a time for Alumni to reconnect with each other and […]

Alumnus Heads to London for Grad School

Alumnus Heads to London for Grad School November 29, 2022 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles BDL Alumnus Pursing Master’s Degree Overseas Boston Debate League Alumnus Michael John is enrolled in the Department of International History to pursue a Master of Science in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The […]

National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month

National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month October 14, 2022 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles Celebrating Young Debaters in Debate en Español The BDL recognizes our Debate en Español debaters for this National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. Within the Debate en Español program, the BDL strives to create an inclusive community that centers and celebrates Hispanic and Latinx […]

Alumni Reflection

Alumni Reflection October 3, 2022 | By Anna Zhao Building a Family at the BDL Comforting hugs on cold Saturday mornings before sunrise, accompanied by the unique melody of passionate debaters typing away on their computers. This is the first image that appears when I think of the Boston Debate League. My name is Anna […]

Alumnus Making Change in the Mayor’s Office

Alumnus Making Change in the Mayor’s Office September 30, 2022 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles BDL Alumnus represents the Mattapan community Boston Debate League Alumnus Eric James is the new Mattapan Liaison for the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services. The Neighborhood Service office encourages community residents to voice their opinions in all aspects of government. The […]

BDL’s First Alumni Summer Social

BDL’s first Alumni Summer Social August 22, 2022 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles Classes of 2019 – 2022 Summer Celebration At the end of July, the Boston Debate League hosted its first ever Alumni Summer Social at our office. We were thrilled to invite the Classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 to celebrate together before […]

Alumna Selected for Fulbright

Alumna Selected for Fulbright June 21, 2022 | By Sayyida Jean-Charles BDL Alumna Goes Overseas with Fulbright U.S. Student Program Boston Debate League Alumna Falianne Forges is about to embark on a study abroad trip to Morocco through UMass Boston this summer. Once she returns from Morocco, she’ll get ready to leave for a ten-month […]