The NYC Urban Debate League creates equitable access to academic debate opportunities with a focus on students of color and students from other historically underserved communities in New York City to empower the next generation of diverse, informed, and courageous leaders.
Volunteers will serve as judges for our debate tournaments. No previous experience required. The first hour of the day is a training session where volunteers learn how to run the round and fill out ballots. Volunteers will be assigned to rounds where they will watch debaters compete, give some verbal feedback/encouragement, then submit the round results to the tournament staff. Volunteers should expect to judge anywhere from 1-4 rounds throughout the course of their time with us.
