Craig Hennigan
Interim Director and Head Coach, UNLV Debate Team
Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies
Expertise:
Political debate, Collegiate debate, Argument
Biography
Craig Hennigan is the interim director of UNLV’s nationally recognized and award-winning debate team, ranked among the best in the nation for several years. His research interests include how we rhetorically construct what it means to be an urban citizen and argument theory.
Prior to UNLV, Hennigan worked on a presidential campaign as a midwest regional director of volunteers. Additionally, Hennigan — who also serves as a lecturer within UNLV's Department of Communication Studies — has coached debate teams across the country from Detroit to Missouri. He has demonstrated success at coaching students to become nationally recognized for their skill in argument, with many of them going on to careers in law or politics.
Education
- B.S., Political Science, Central Michigan University
- M.A. and Ph.D., Communication, Wayne State University
Craig Hennigan In The News
World Magazine
The World and Everything in It Podcast: Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris defend their records while appealing to moderate voters during the debate
A Little More Conversation with Ben O'Hara-Byrne
U.S. vice president Kamala Harris and former American president Donald Trump just wrapped up what's potentially their only presidential debate in Philadelphia.
World Magazine
Since announcing her bid for the Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic Party presidential nominee, has only done one non-scripted interview. In a 30-minute sit-down with CNN last week, interviewer Dana Bash split the questions between Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.