Harvard invites national-champion MSU Debate Team for the Ivy League school鈥檚 Magna Carta Celebration next week
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敾ㄐ阒辈 State University鈥檚 national-champion debate team continues its time in the spotlight next week after accepting an invitation from Harvard Law School to participate in its Magna Carta Celebration.
Spring graduates Hannah Daniels of Huntsville, Alabama, and Devin Hutchins of Hernando join sophomore Ben and freshman Sam Harvey, both of Starkville, for the event鈥檚 Mock Collegiate Intra-Team Debate on June 17 at 1:30 p.m. CT. The four鈥攎embers of MSU鈥檚 2024 and 2025 Collegiate Debate National Championship team鈥攚ill debate the topic 鈥淭he Magna Carta remains a valuable guide for constraining the power of government鈥 and join leading scholars from around the world in the daylong, virtual celebration. Those interested in viewing can find the livestream here: .
Their discussion honors Harvard鈥檚 recent authentication of a 1327 original Magna Carta manuscript, first discovered in 2023 in the law school library. Purchased by the Ivy League institution in 1946 for just $27.50, it鈥檚 worth millions today. The 鈥淕reat Charter鈥 is one of England鈥檚, and the world鈥檚, most historic legal documents which established the country鈥檚 king鈥攖he government鈥攚as not above the law. It is believed to have significantly inspired the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
鈥淭his invitation is an extraordinary honor for our entire program. We could not be more grateful to Harvard Law School,鈥 said Brett Harvey, MSU Debate Team coach. 鈥淎s national champions, these students are representing both 花秀直播 State and collegiate debate as an institution. For them to share the stage with some of the world鈥檚 most prominent legal scholars is an unparalleled opportunity and a tribute to the accomplishments of these four and the entire university debate program.鈥
MSU team participant Daniels recently graduated magna cum laude in international business, while Hutchins is a summa cum laude graduate in philosophy. Brothers Ben and Sam Harvey are mathematics and biochemistry majors, respectively.
For more on Harvard Law School鈥檚 Magna Carta exhibit, visit . Information on MSU鈥檚 consecutive collegiate debate national championships can be found at /newsroom/article/2025/04/msu-claims-second-straight-collegiate-debate-national-championship.
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