The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating antisemitic graffiti discovered the night of June 16, university officials announced June 17.
GUPD discovered two Nazi swastikas etched into pillars in Kennedy and McCarthy residential halls, according to the email. Rosemary Kilkenny, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J., vice president for mission and ministry, announced the incident in an email to community members.
The vice presidents said the incident was reported to university officials, triggering a GUPD investigation.
“We write today to share information regarding a disturbing report of antisemitic graffiti that was discovered late yesterday, June 16, 2025,” Kilkenny and Bosco wrote in the email. “It was reported to university officials that two Nazi swastikas were found etched into pillars, one in McCarthy Hall and one in Kennedy Hall.”
“The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is actively investigating this, and we ask anyone who has any additional information about this incident to please report it to GUPD,” Kilkenny and Bosco added.
The vandalism comes two months after the discovery of a poster defaced with antisemetic graffiti inside a residence hall, prompting another GUPD investigation.
Kilkenny and Bosco affirmed the university’s commitment to its Jewish community, saying hate speech does not belong on Georgetown’s campus.
“We strongly condemn antisemitism in all its forms, and this act of hatred has no place in our community,” Kilkenny and Bosco wrote. “We stand together with our Jewish community and all of those that this hate symbol has historically been used to target and recognize the effect that this deeply troubling incident has on individual students and employees.”
“We are sorry to report this incident,” Kilkenny and Bosco added. “Please know we are responding to this with the greatest urgency.”