American Parliamentary Debate Association

American Parliamentary Debate Association
Formation1981
TypeStudent debating organization
Region served
United States
AffiliationsWorld Universities Debating Council
Websitewww.apda.online www.apdaweb.org (formerly)

The American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) is the oldest intercollegiate parliamentary debating association in the United States. APDA sponsors over 50 tournaments a year, all in a parliamentary format, as well as a national championship in late April. It also administers the North American Debating Championship with the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID) every year in January.[1] Although it is mainly funded by its member universities, APDA is an entirely student-run organization.

  1. ^ "Home of the American Parliamentary Debate Association | American College Debate Association - About". Apda Web. January 23, 1981. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.