Wiley College

Wiley College and Harvard University debate guns

Kate Archer Kent — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:39:08 +0000

Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, will debate Harvard University on Friday, Jan. 25, in an exhibition match on Wiley’s campus. The debate is a nod to the 2007 Denzel Washington film “The Great Debaters” that depicted the success of Wiley’s debate team in 1935. In the film, Wiley takes down Harvard.

Wiley College student returns to Africa to forge partnerships

Kate Archer Kent — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:26:54 +0000

Wiley College senior Chad Mossman of Houston is preparing for a three-week mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya. He's developing an internship that will create more connections between non-governmental organizations in rural Kenya and Wiley, a historically black college in Marshall, Texas.

Wiley College debaters remake history

Kate Archer Kent — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:45 +0000

Wiley College will host University of Southern California in an exhibition debate, 77 years after the two teams sparred in a segregated America with Wiley pulling out a victory.

The debate is Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., at Wiley's Julius S. Scott Sr. Chapel.