GW Debate Participates in DC Statehood Debate


September 14, 2022

A Zoom screenshot from the debate shows four student and the interpreter during the event.

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, George Washington University and Gallaudet's University Debate teams participated in the first ever bilingual debate conducted in English and American Sign Language. Hosted virtually over Zoom, the topic was DC Statehood. To learn more about the debate, read the InsideHigherEd article or GW Today article written about this event, or watch the debate recording on facebook