In this episode, we discuss the existence of college Speech and Debate and the differences from the high school sector. 

Michael's Bio: Dr. Michael Eisenstadt took the position as Assistant Professor and Director of Forensics at CSU Long Beach in 2018. Since then, he has helped qualify more than a dozen students to the National Forensic Association National Championship and two policy debate teams to the National Debate Tournament – CSULB’s first qualification since 2005. Under his leadership, Beach Forensics has received multiple awards, including the 2019 Desiree Odekirk Outstanding Service Award from the Cross-Examination Debate Association, the 2019 and 2020 Volunteer Service Award from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League, and the 2020 National Public Debate Award from CEDA. Eisenstadt’s mission is to grow and sustain a full-service intercollegiate forensics program, premised on community building, access, and connecting the practices of argumentation and advocacy to public life. Generally speaking, Eisenstadt’s scholarly interests lie in the areas of public argumentation, political campaign debates, and the rhetorical form of social movement. Overall, with the help of the rest of an amazing coaching staff and the hard work of the team’s outstanding students, Eisenstadt hopes that Beach Forensics will consistently be one of the most competitive speech and debate programs in America.

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