Published on March 26, 2003 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Â鶹¹û¶³ debater James Radford of Madison was selected by the Commission on International Discussion and Debate to join this summer's American National Debate Team tour of Japan.

Radford advanced through a national multi-level selection and audition process to be chosen for the two-person policy debate team. The Â鶹¹û¶³ senior English major will spend July touring universities in Japan and participating in a series of debates regarding international politics and American culture.

Radford was selected on the basis of his Â鶹¹û¶³ debate accomplishments and skill, in addition to his broad academic and cultural interests.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.