Craig Hennigan

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ political debate expert Craig Hennigan explores how candidates prepare for discourse.

Thompson with two cartoon figures at podiums

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ debate expert Jacob Thompson examines the impact a Trump-Biden matchup will have on the final election result.

two students at podiums

Nationally recognized program builds critical thinking through times of crisis but faces funding problems.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ debate team members

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s young debate team is ranked fifth in the nation and poised to make a deep run in March’s National Debate Tournament.

Reece Aguilar

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's team of rapid-fire competitive policy debaters advanced to the elite eight of the season's first tournament.

Children participate in Rebel Girls dance camp

With a variety of university-sponsored camps taking place both on and off campus, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is anything but quiet this summer

CNN technician Shawn Flowers watches the debate from the media gallery

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ played host to the third and final presidential debate of the 2016 election. Our favorite news stories capturing the preparation, the big day, and beyond.

Jennifer Hurtado

The best summation of the presidential debate experience: "No one treated me like a student. For a couple of hours, I felt like a professional."

Debate attendee

More than 50 international delegates study our democratic process in person at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to bring lessons back to their home countries.

Several views of people taking photos with their phones

The Presidential Debate led to an explosion of post, tweets, shares, and snaps. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's social media strategist shares her favorites.

Christian Ogata sporting a 2016 Debate t-shirt

The classroom comes to life for this political science major and lawyer-in-training.

Randy Dexter and his service dog

The Army veteran and communication studies student hopes the he'll work with during the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Presidential Debate will keep an eye on veterans' issues.