University of Maryland, College Park

This debate will take place at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Tuesday, October 28th. The resolution for this debate is, “Be it resolved, the government should ban all DEI programs.” Arguing the affirmative is Jason Riley, Columnist for The Wall Street Journal; Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute. Arguing the negative is Ralph Richard Banks, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Stanford Law School. Moderator is Carine Hajjar, Opinion Writer and Editorial Board Member at The Boston Globe; Steamboat Institute Fellow for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism.

Thank you to our sponsors for making this program possible:

• Adolph Coors Foundation
• Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
• The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
• Jack Roth Charitable Foundation
• Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
• Tina Snider Foundation
• The Anschutz Foundation
• Woodford Foundation for Limited Government