The Steamboat Debate will take place at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Tuesday, October 28th. The resolution for the 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.

The event will be held in the Frank Auditorium of Van Munching Hall.