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Twelve Georgetown University students participated in the D.C.-Doha Dialogue, an immersive cultural experience aimed at connecting the university’s Washington, D.C. and Doha, Qatar campuses through meaningful conversation and service, this year with a focus on social justice and human rights.

DC-Doha Dialogue Fosters Cross-Cultural Relationships, Immersion at GU

By Michael Scime, Senior Multimedia Editor March 13, 2025

Last week, while many Georgetown University students traveled home to see family or embarked on tropical getaways with friends, Betsabe Alfaro (CAS ’25) flew nearly 13 hours overseas to partake in a...

Georgetown community members protested the federal detention of  Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student organizer and activist at Columbia University, at a March 11 rally in Red Square.

GU Community Protests Detention of Columbia Protestor

By Nora Toscano, Senior News Editor March 12, 2025

Roughly 100 Georgetown University students and community members walked out of classes March 11 to protest the federal detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student organizer and activist at Columbia...

Georgetown University has adopted several core values of the Jesuit Order, including cura personalis, emphasizing the well-being of students.

Georgetown Ranks in Bottom 15 Out of Universities in Controversial Free Speech Ranking

By Maren Fagan and Saroja Ramchandren September 27, 2024

Georgetown University ranked 240th out of 251 universities in a prominent civil liberties organization’s rankings of freedom of speech on college campuses.  The report, the sixth annual College Free...

Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University’s Free Speech Project, a research initiative dedicated to analyzing trends in free speech access across the globe, hosted a panel about what exercising free speech and protest rights on campus means in a university setting Sept 4.

Professors Talk Right to Free Speech In Campus Protests

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor September 6, 2024

Georgetown University’s Free Speech Project, a research initiative dedicated to analyzing trends in free speech access across the globe, hosted a panel about what exercising free speech and protest rights...

Sofi Dippel/The Hoya | Several hundred Georgetown students and faculty protested an event held by Campus Ministry Feb. 27 that featured three members of the Israel Defense Force.

Israeli Soldiers Panel Sparks Student, Faculty Protests

By Catherine Alaimo, Lauren Doherty, and Jack Willis February 29, 2024

CW: This article discusses violence and death in Israel and Gaza, as well as antisemitism. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Students and faculty groups gathered...

Researchers and Chinese Activists Discuss Free Speech Repression in US Higher Education

Researchers and Chinese Activists Discuss Free Speech Repression in US Higher Education

By Marisa Bist, Special to The Hoya February 23, 2024

Researchers and activists discussed the impact of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) repression on Chinese students’ free expression on U.S. university campuses at a Feb. 21 panel at Georgetown University. Panelists...

VIEWPOINT: Students, Stay Informed, Read the Paper

VIEWPOINT: Students, Stay Informed, Read the Paper

By Caitlin McLean November 17, 2023

Walking along the path from the Leavey Center toward Epicurean & Company, you may have seen The Hoya’s newsstand isolated within the Henle Village construction site, shrouded behind a chain link...

Grief, Justice, Hope: On-Campus Resonances From Israel and Palestine

Grief, Justice, Hope: On-Campus Resonances From Israel and Palestine

By Jack Willis November 3, 2023

Content warning: This article discusses violence and death. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. U.S. college campuses have been at the center of a heated debate...

VIEWPOINT: Draw the Line at Antisemitism

VIEWPOINT: Draw the Line at Antisemitism

By Jason Langsner November 3, 2023

On Oct. 27, the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C., rightfully called out the Georgetown University community on social media for hate speech masquerading as free speech on our beloved campus. The...

VIEWPOINT: Stop Hate, Satanic or Otherwise

VIEWPOINT: Stop Hate, Satanic or Otherwise

By Gregory Brew November 3, 2023

On Monday, Oct. 16, the Georgetown Lecture Fund hosted the founders of the Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry. The event, titled “Atheism and Activism,” drew immense criticism from Georgetown’s...

Georgetown Ranks in Bottom Four Colleges in Controversial Free Speech Rankings

Georgetown Ranks in Bottom Four Colleges in Controversial Free Speech Rankings

By Catherine Alaimo October 19, 2023

Georgetown University placed 245 out of 248 schools in the 2024 College Free Speech Rankings by College Pulse and the controversial Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), an organization...

VIEWPOINT: Let's Be Realistic About Free Speech on Campus

VIEWPOINT: Let’s Be Realistic About Free Speech on Campus

By Rachel Gurevich October 6, 2023

Every year, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonprofit civil liberties group focused on free expression, releases its College Free Speech Rankings, and each year, it ranks...

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