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Augsburg College鈥檚 program provides services, support, and materials to more than 750 students engaged in competitive academic debate at 40 high schools and middle schools across the Twin Cities metro area. This year marked the first time that the state debate championship featured two teams from the Minnesota Urban Debate League: St. Paul鈥檚 Highland Park and Minneapolis鈥� Washburn high schools.

Led by Executive Director and Faculty Adviser , an Augsburg communication studies professor, the program helps increase school engagement and connectedness, which boosts young people鈥檚 confidence in their academic abilities. The program鈥檚 impact is shown through a 100 percent on-time high school graduation rate and a 99 percent college acceptance rate for debaters. 鈥淣o other out-of-school program accomplishes such significant gains,鈥� according to Groven.

[Pictured]:聽Twin Cities middle schoolers participate in a Somali debate initiative led by the Minnesota Urban Debate League.