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Letter from the Past President

Dear Colleagues - 

I am pleased to present the Collegiate Forensic Association Tournament Invitations for the remaining tournaments in the 2025-2026 academic year.  Registration for all tournaments will be on Speechwire.com.-  We will provide paper invoices separate from Speechwire.com at each tournament.  

We welcome all new and established collegiate forensic programs to participate in CFA where we emphasize the educational value of forensics and debate competition.

Please note the following Deadlines on the attached tournament invitations:

  • Friday, September 25 at 5 PM: Speechwire registration deadline for Duquesne University

  • Friday, October 23rd at 5PM: Speechwire registration deadline for Shepherd Tournament 

  • Friday, November 6th at 5PM: Speechwire registration deadline for University of Lynchburg

  • Monday, October 12th at 5 PM: Please notify Dr. Mellon if participating in "Sun & Sand Tournament" so we can plan for enough rooms christine.mellon@wilkes.edu

  • Friday, January 29th at 5 PM: Speechwire registration deadline for Wilkes Tournament

  • Monday, February 2nd at 12 Noon: "Sun and Sand" Tournament Hotel Room Reservation Deadline

  • Friday, February 19th at 5 PM: Speechwire registration deadline for "Sun and Sand" Tournament

2026 FALL CFA Schedule

October 2 & 3, 2026 – Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

October 30 & 31, 2026 – Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV

November 13 & 14, 2026 Lynchburg University, VA

2027 SPRING CFA Schedule

February 5 & 6, 2027 – CFA Winter Tournament at Wilkes University

*February 25 & 27, 2027 – CFA "Sun and Sand" Tournament - Ocean City, MD

* ‎The CFA “Sun and Sand” tournament is a “hotel tournament,” meaning that most, if not all, of the competition spaces are assigned individual sleeping rooms.  Schools competing in hotel tournaments must stay at the host hotel in order for CFA to meet room quotas with the hotel. More information about the CFA "Sun and Sand" Tournament in Ocean City will be forthcoming. (We have a special CFA rate. Hotel reservation details will be announced soon

2026-2027 NFA LD Topic (used at CFA Tournaments):

RESOLVED: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its public ownership of one or more of the following industries: electric utilities, health insurance, arms manufacturing, pharmaceuticals.

CFA Judges "How To Judging" Packet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14-JpDBHdv214FtLxnflhzzImHiovp8jN5fjUvcvInmI/edit?tab=t.0


Collegiate Forensic Policy Regarding Harassment:

The Collegiate Forensic Association is in full support of maintaining safe spaces for our competitors, coaches, staff, and judges at all of our tournaments. We do not condone any physical or verbal harassment inside or outside events, meetings, or ceremonies.

If you believe that you have been a victim of harassment, we strongly urge you to contact your coach, so they can make us aware of the situation. We also urge coaches to contact their campus Title IX coordinators upon returning to their respective schools.

CFA Website: https://www.collegiateforensicassociation.com/

We hope you can join us for our remaining 2025-2026 CFA tournaments!


Please let me know if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

Dr. Neil Strine, Former President, CFA
hstrin2@commonwealthu.edu