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5th Annual UVA Student Oratory Competition

The 5th Annual UVA Student Oratory Competition was held at 5pm on November 17th, 2025 in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. Join us on the 17th and hear the finalists share their speeches on this year's prompt: 

"Describe an event from American history and explain how it illustrates a founding principle of our Declaration of Independence."

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2025 Oratory Competition Recap

Undergraduate Finalists

Graduate Finalists

2024 Oratory Competition

Looking for information on last year's competition? Click the button below to see the finalists, prompt, and video recap from 2024.

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