Gonzaga Debate Institute

Happy New Year from the GDI! We want to remind everyone there is still time for students to take advantage of the Gonzaga Debate Institute’s Early bird Discount if they have not already. Combined with our alumni, travel, group discounts, as well as possible scholarships, makes the GDI one of the most affordable national debate camps in the nation. Take advantage of the savings and join us in the northwest this summer!
Programs: Two- and five-week programs for students across all experience levels
Dates: Sunday, June 23 through Saturday, July 27
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Gonzaga Debate Welcome to the home of the Gonzaga University Debate Program. For over 100 years Gonzaga has supported argument and debate as a cornerstone of a Jesuit education. Debate strives to promote a culture of intellectual inquiry and advocacy and students who debate will enhance a wide range of critical th...

Less than a month until the first students arrive in the beautiful Northwest for the 2023 Gonzaga Debate Institute! While most of our participants will be in-person, we are very pleased to announce that Maggie Berthiaume from Woodward Academy is joining our faculty to teach the Two Week Online Policy Program. We're excited to be able to offer this online opportunity to those students preferring to attend virtually, and especially excited to have a veteran educator and wildly successful debate coach like Maggie leading that lab. All sorts of information including applications, faculty, costs, scholarship opportunties, etc. is available on our site at

Gonzaga Debate Welcome to the home of the Gonzaga University Debate Program. For over 100 years Gonzaga has supported argument and debate as a cornerstone of a Jesuit education. Debate strives to promote a culture of intellectual inquiry and advocacy and students who debate will enhance a wide range of critical th...