Aaron serves as the Director of Debate for the University of Michigan Debate Program, a department within the Division of Student Life reporting to the Dean of Students Office. Committed to student learning and development, the program facilitates and enriches the educational experience of current U-M students through participation in numerous intercollegiate policy debate tournaments each fall and spring, a varsity traveling team, and urban debate outreach efforts.
Aaron provides general support, leadership, and vision to the program, which currently consists of five full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. In addition, he oversees the administration and direction of the Debate Program—including both the team and summer institutes— while providing overall direction, supervision, and specialized instruction regarding research efforts, curriculum design, support, and teaching. He also develops and implements the Summer Debate Institutes and the annual national high school debate tournament each fall, while directing the program’s yearly recruiting and development efforts.
Before coming to the University of Michigan, Aaron was the assistant debate coach at the University of Kentucky. After coming to Michigan, Aaron served as the assistant director of debate before taking on his current position in August 2002. Aaron earned his bachelor of arts in communications from the University of Kentucky in 2001, as well as a minor in political science.