Spencer Chaisanguanthum Featured in New York Times Upfront

Jun 7

Last month, Spencer Chaisanguanthum, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Eloquence Academy, was featured in the New York Times Upfront in the Q&A Corner section.

Published by Scholastic in collaboration with The New York Times, the New York Times Upfront reports politics, science, and global news for high school students. It combines high-quality journalism with educational, teen-friendly content, boosting nonfiction reading, critical thinking, and civic engagement for over 1.3 million readers in 15,000 classrooms nationwide. Stories are written by Times reporters and correspondents or adapted from the pages of The New York Times. In particular, the Q&A Corner is a recurring feature that highlights inspiring teenagers and newsmakers through brief, interview-style profiles.

New York Times Upfront

For the May 11 edition of the magazine, Chrisanne Grise interviews Spencer, who shares his social impact journey, describes his favorite programs, and gives his best tips for aspiring public speakers. He notes that “[I love] bringing debate into international rural schools. We’re one of the only organizations—if not the only one—teaching debate to students in Somaliland in Africa.”

Read today by searching for “Q&A Corner: Teaching Teens to Debate.”

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Eloquence Academy, Inc. is the world’s largest youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing equitable academic debate opportunities for rural and historically underserved students. The Academy has offered live debate programs for 3,600 students, partnerships with 122 schools and nonprofit organizations, and online debate resources for 16,084 students. It has prepared students across all 50 states and 102 countries for college readiness, career engagement, and community impact. Follow on Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.