- Phone:
- (812) 856-7585
- Email:
- brdelong@indiana.edu
- Room Number:
- 323
- Areas of Interest:
- National and international security policies from an argumentation, rhetorical, and critical cultural perspective
Education
- M.A., Wake Forest University, 2008
- B.A., University of Wyoming, 2006
Courses
- Competitive Debate
- Contemporary Environmental Controversies
- Controversies in Environmental Health
- Public Affairs and Debate
- Public Policy Debate
- Speaking and Public Affairs
Biography
Brian DeLong led the resurgence of policy debate at Indiana University when he came to IU in 2010. Winner of multiple speaking and professional honors, DeLong has 14 years of policy debate coaching experience, including two national debate championships (one with Wake Forest University and one with University of Kansas). He has led his IU teams to success on the national and regional levels. In 2014, IU hosted the National Debate Tournament and Cross-Examination Debate Association's national championship debate tournaments. He also directs the annual summer high school Hoosier Debate Camp.
DeLong is a passionate lecturer of argumentation, public speaking, debate, and contemporary political controversies. He has taught classes in public speaking, rhetoric and society, policy and debate, as well as techniques of public speaking and concepts in general speech analysis and presidential rhetoric.
Highlights
- Led IU's return to policy debate competition after its 18-year hiatus
- Assistant debate coach at Wake Forest University (NDT champion, 2008) and at University of Kansas (NDT champion, 2009)
In the News
- "IU debate coach critiques Trump, Clinton speeches" - Herald Times, August 1, 2016
- "IU Hosts Debate Tournament" - IDS News, March 24, 2014
- "Professors Comment on Potential Syrian Strike" - IDS News, September 10, 2013
- "Debate Teams Talk Health Care" - IDS News, October 31, 2012
- "District 9 Candidates Vow Not to Privatize Social Security" - IDS News, November 1, 2010
Selected Works
- The Nuclear Arjuna: A Narrative Criticism of Vajpayee's Lok Sabha Address,
Thesis. Wake Forest University, (2010)