The Amherst Political Union (APU) is a student debating club at Amherst College. Founded in 1939 by Robert Morgenthau '41 and Richard Wilbur '42 and re-founded in the spring of 2010, the club aims to bring speakers on contemporary political thought to Amherst in a nonpartisan and unbiased manner.[1]

Mission statement

The Amherst Political Union prides itself on its nonpartisan structure and serves as an environment of engagement for individuals with varied political views. Since its founding, the Political Union has sought to fight the political apathy that plagues many other colleges by engaging members of the Amherst College campus in productive conversations relating to salient and pressing political issues.

Notable Recent Speakers Include

Other historic collegiate debating organizations

References

  1. Gerchick, Adam. "A Second Life for the Amherst Political Union". www.amherst.edu. Amherst College. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

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