by Sean Mulholland | Oct 2, 2026 | News
On September 28th over 50 students and faculty gathered to debate whether the U.S. should adopt and run a Universal Healthcare System. Students offered many views both for and against the resolution. In support of the resolution, one student noted that the United...
by Sean Mulholland | Sep 18, 2026 | Events, The Director's Blog
Healthcare expenditures in the United States have grown from 13.3 percent of GDP in 2000 to 18% of GDP in 2024. According to the Pew Foundation, 73% of U.S. adults now say affordability of health care is a very big problem. On September 28th at 6pm in Forsyth 101A,...
by Sean Mulholland | Apr 14, 2026 | News, Previous Events, The Director's Blog
Ashlyn Hannon chaired classroom debates in two introductory macroeconomics classes. The resolution: Economic inequality is bad. Students debated and discussed the causes and consequences of income inequality. Presenters noted that inequality can arise when individuals...
by Sean Mulholland | Mar 25, 2026 | Events, News, Previous Events, The Director's Blog
On March 23, students and community members gathered for the CSFE’s fourth campus-wide debate/discussion of the year to debate whether the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE, should be abolished. Participants who were against the...
by Sean Mulholland | Feb 25, 2026 | Events, The Director's Blog
On February 23rd, the CSFE cohosted a campus discussion, along with Braver Angels and College Debates & Discourse Alliance, on the role of AI in education. Students presented the benefits and draw backs of using AI inside and outside the classroom, whether AI...
