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  • This house supports the increased adoption and focus on microcredentials as opposed to the current focus on traditional degrees

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    In recent years, universities, and employers have increasingly embraced modular credentialing — short, skill-specific courses (often online or asynchronous) that can be "stacked" toward a larger qualification or used independently for employment. These often align closely with industry needs and are seen as more flexible and cost-effective than traditional degrees. Examples of this include Micromasters, or Work Study Degrees (WSDeg). In contrast, traditional degree programs typically involve full-time, multi-year study across a broad curriculum. They emphasize disciplinary depth, critical thinking, and campus-based socialization.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-05-10

  • This house believes that societies should aspire to drastically reduce working hours rather than integrate and optimize human labor

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    In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that advances in productivity would eventually allow humans to work as little as 15 hours per week. Nearly a century later, despite major technological progress and the emergence of artificial intelligence, average working hours in many countries remain largely unchanged. With the growing capability of AI to perform complex cognitive and physical tasks, societies now face a choice: to use these advancements to reduce the human burden of labor — potentially restructuring economic life around leisure and non-work pursuits — or to further integrate humans into increasingly efficient, data-optimized systems of work.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-10

  • This house, as a prominent female business or political leader, when promoted in a "Glass Cliff" situation, will choose to accept the position

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    Glass Cliff refers to a phenomenon wherein women tend to be promoted to positions of power during times of crisis or downturn. Examples of this include Marissa Meyer for Yahoo, Ellen Pao for Reddit, and Theresa May when she was elected as Prime Minister of the UK.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-10

  • This house, as the employee, would resign.

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    You are living through what commentators have called "The Great Stay". This is a period following the pandemic where many workers feel dissatisfied with their jobs but choose not to resign. Unlike during The Great Resignation, current conditions are shaped by economic uncertainty, widespread layoffs, and strong competition for limited roles. You are an employee who feels disengaged. Your work lacks meaning, growth, or recognition. You no longer go above and beyond, and have adopted what is often described as "quiet quitting." You perform your duties at the minimum acceptable level, keeping your job but without enthusiasm. Your job is not toxic or abusive, but it feels draining and directionless. Financial obligations, a lack of savings, and fear of long-term unemployment make it difficult to leave. Assume that you a typical period for a successful job search will take around 6 - 12 months.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-10

  • This House would completely eliminate all contractual protection regulations in professional sports.

    Infoslide

    Contractual protection regulations in professional sports are meant to stop teams from trying to recruit players who are still under contract with other teams without getting permission first. This can include talking to a player from another team to convince them to switch, publicly saying they want to sign that player, or contacting the player’s agent about a possible move, all done without informing the player’s current team.

    29th ALSA English Competition High School Debate 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-07

  • This House would completely eliminate all contractual protection regulations in professional sports.

    Infoslide

    Contractual protection regulations in professional sports are meant to stop teams from trying to recruit players who are still under contract with other teams without getting permission first. This can include talking to a player from another team to convince them to switch, publicly saying they want to sign that player, or contacting the player’s agent about a possible move, all done without informing the player’s current team.

    29th ALSA English Competition High School Debate 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-07

  • This House supports the prominence of the FIRE movement among milennials

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    Proponents of the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement strive to accumulate assets until the resulting passive income provides enough money for their living expenses potentially allowing them to retire decades earlier than the standard retirement age.

    Columbia World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-03

  • This House, as a large European multinational corporation with active DEI efforts and significant business in the USA, Would end these efforts

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    Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts refer to policies and practices that focus on promoting the fair treatment of all people, especially marginalised groups (e.g. racial minorities, women and gender minorities). Examples of such policies include, but are not limited to, blind hiring and unconcious bias training.

    Baltic IV 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-05-03