The Brewer Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, announces a landmark partnership with the HBCU National Speech and Debate Organization (HBCU NSDO) to integrate the International Public Policy Forum’s (IPPF) curriculum into HBCU debate programs nationwide. Founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation and now jointly administered by New York University (NYU), IPPF is the only global debate tournament that challenges high school teams to compete through rigorous...

The International Public Policy Forum closed its largest high school debate tournament ever on Saturday, April 18th, crowning North Allegheny Senior High School of Wexford, Pennsylvania as the 25th IPPF Champion. Their path to the title began six months earlier, when they, along with 331 other teams from around the world, entered the tournament. This year's resolution challenged teams to address the global education crisis, Resolved: The Group of 20 Nations should levy a global education tax...

The 25th annual International Public Policy Forum Finals will be held at NYU School of Law on Saturday, April 18. The final debate will begin at 3:30 ET. The debate will be livestreamed for viewers across the world. All finals judge biographies can be found below. Judges William A. Brewer III Mr. Brewer co-founded the national litigation firm of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors in 1984. Since that time, he has earned a national reputation as one of the most successful lawyers in the United...