National Parliamentary Debate Association
The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) is one of the two national intercollegiate parliamentary debate organizations in the United States. The other is the American Parliamentary Debate Association. The NPDA is a relatively young organization, but it is now the largest college debate organization in the United States. Its membership is national, with participating schools on both coasts and throughout the country.
Read more about National Parliamentary Debate Association: The Rules of NPDA Debate, The NPDA Championship Tournament, Relationship To Other Tournaments and Organizations, Communicating Between Tournaments, NPDA National Champions, Top Speakers
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