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The Politics of Teaching: Impartiality in the Classroom

The Politics of Teaching: Impartiality in the Classroom

By Grey Rosenzweig October 25, 2018

Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J., sat back in his brown leather chair with an earnest look on his face. As a government professor, Carnes regularly lectures on topics that could be deemed divisive, such...

EDITORIAL: On Fair, Explain GU Response

EDITORIAL: On Fair, Explain GU Response

By Editorial Board October 12, 2018

On Sept. 29, Georgetown University professor Christine Fair posted a tweet wishing for the death of 11 U.S. senators. Her comments pushed — but, in the eyes of this editorial board, did not cross —...

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Christine Fair, associate professor in the security studies program, went on research leave following a tweet on her personal Twitter account advocating violence against Republican senators during the Kavanaugh hearings.

GU Professor on Leave After Facing Criticism for Tweet

By Elizabeth Douglas October 12, 2018

Professor Christine Fair is on immediate research leave after a tweet on her personal Twitter account calling for violence against Republican senators received backlash last week, according to an email...

CHRISTINEFAIR.NET Professor Christine Fair has come under fire for a Saturday tweet.

Professor’s Tweets Prompt Tepid University Response

By Will Cassou and Deepika Jonnalagadda October 5, 2018

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia condemned the use of “violent imagery” Tuesday after professor Christine Fair was criticized for a Saturday tweet that called for violence against...

GU Recognizes Faculty, Staff

By Alfredo Carrillo May 19, 2017

The Office of the Provost and the Georgetown University Student Association recognized outstanding members of the university’s faculty and staff through a series of honors awarded at the end of the 2016-17...

University to Implement Free Speech Policy for Faculty

By Isabelle Groenewegen March 3, 2017

The university is working to implement a free speech and expression policy for faculty, according to university administrators at the second Hoya Identity Town Hall on Monday. Georgetown’s Committee...

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Professor Christine Fairs tweets to a Trump-supporting former professor have come under scrutiny.

Professor’s Tweets Come Under Scrutiny

By Ian Scoville January 24, 2017

Christine Fair, a professor in the School of Foreign Service, has come under scrutiny after former Georgetown professor Asra Nomani filed a complaint that she had been the subject of Fair’s repeated...

Haqqani Shares Vision For Progressive Pakistan

By Syed Humza Moinuddin February 2, 2016

Former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani advocated for an overhaul of ideologies and paradigms within Pakistan, including the ways Pakistanis study and learn their history as...

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School of Foreign Service professor Christine Fair garnered criticism from news outlets after delivering a pro-drone defense opposite reporter Glenn Greenwald on Al Jazeera’s televised “The Arena” program.

Professor Receives Criticism After Pro-Drone Defense

By Ian Scoville November 20, 2015

School of Foreign Service professor Christine Fair came under criticism from media outlets after advocating for the continued use of drones in civilian-inhabited environments in a televised discussion...

Panel Explores US Drone Program

By Johnny Verhovek February 25, 2014

The U.S. government’s drone use as a means to combat global terrorism was one of the main topics at an event hosted by the Amnesty International Chapters of Georgetown University and Georgetown Law Center...

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