Melissa Wade
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Melissa Wade has been the Director of Forensics at Emory University
, and the head coach of the school's award-winning policy debate
team, the Barkley Forum
, since 1972. She has been awarded every national coaching award in her field, and has been honored for her contributions to minority and women's participation in debate and forensics. Wade is the author of over two hundred debate-related publications and has coached several national debate champions.
In recent years, Wade has been an important leader in the development of the Urban debate league
movement, first in Atlanta and then throughout major urban areas in the United States.
She is originally from Houston, Texas
, and is a graduate of Emory with undergraduate and multiple graduate degrees.
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
, and the head coach of the school's award-winning policy debate
Policy debate
Policy debate is a form of speech competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government or security discourse...
team, the Barkley Forum
Barkley Forum
The Barkley Forum, named after Emory alumnus and former United States Vice-President Alben W. Barkley, is the intercollegiate debate and forensics organization at Emory University. Debate at Emory began in the 1830s...
, since 1972. She has been awarded every national coaching award in her field, and has been honored for her contributions to minority and women's participation in debate and forensics. Wade is the author of over two hundred debate-related publications and has coached several national debate champions.
In recent years, Wade has been an important leader in the development of the Urban debate league
Urban debate league
An urban debate league is a group of high school policy debate teams from urban high schools in the United States. Usually, UDL's are located in large cities throughout the US, and work with predominantly minority students-Early years:...
movement, first in Atlanta and then throughout major urban areas in the United States.
She is originally from Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, and is a graduate of Emory with undergraduate and multiple graduate degrees.