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Free Speech Project Hosts Discussion on Putin

Free Speech Project Hosts Discussion on Putin

By Emily Han November 18, 2022

International relations and diplomacy experts discussed the past, present and future of relations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States at a virtual panel co-hosted by Georgetown’s Free Speech...

Panel of Professors Emphasize Local Media’s Importance in Democracy

Panel of Professors Emphasize Local Media’s Importance in Democracy

By Aryaman Sharma October 21, 2022

Faculty and students organized a virtual panel with journalism experts from across the nation to discuss the evolving role of the media in strengthening democratic institutions and upholding traditional...

EDITORIAL: Refine Free Speech Policies

EDITORIAL: Refine Free Speech Policies

By The Editorial Board March 25, 2022

In a campus community as vibrant and diverse as Georgetown, policies regarding free speech and expression are of paramount importance. Despite Georgetown University’s Speech and Expression Policy,...

VIEWPOINT: Protect Free Speech on Campus

VIEWPOINT: Protect Free Speech on Campus

By Matteo Caulfield October 28, 2021

On Sept. 21, College Pulse, RealClearEducation and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education published the 2021 College Free Speech Rankings, a comprehensive comparison of student assessment of...

GU Asked To Help Free Former Professor Imprisoned by Saudi Regime

GU Asked To Help Free Former Professor Imprisoned by Saudi Regime

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 13, 2021

The son of a jailed Saudi academic sent a letter to Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) last Monday imploring the university to advocate for his father’s release.  Abdulaziz...

THOMAS: Revitalize Political Language Ideals

THOMAS: Revitalize Political Language Ideals

By Connor Thomas February 5, 2021

We have all developed new coping mechanisms during the COVID-19 pandemic, myself included. In my case, on a particularly stressful day in early January, I booted up “Call of Duty: WWII Nazi Zombies”...

EDITORIAL: Emphasize Accountability in Higher Education

EDITORIAL: Emphasize Accountability in Higher Education

By The Editorial Board January 16, 2021

Like many people in the United States and around the world, the Editorial Board was disturbed by last week’s violent attempt to overturn the presidential election results through an insurrection that...

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2020 Election Will Test U.S. Resilience to Misinformation, Panel Says

By Noa Bronicki September 29, 2020

Despite the United States’ safeguards for election integrity and a peaceful transfer of power, real threats to the 2020 electoral process loom, including voter suppression and unfounded fears about...

VIEWPOINT: Promote Political Discourse

VIEWPOINT: Promote Political Discourse

By Ajayan Williamson and Henry Dai July 24, 2020

This month, a post from a student’s personal blog began circulating in the Georgetown University community. The piece expressed the author’s opposition to the Black Lives Matter political movement...

Community Members, GUSA Condemn Article Written by Georgetown Student

Community Members, GUSA Condemn Article Written by Georgetown Student

By Jemima Denham and Liana Hardy July 11, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association passed a resolution condemning the “racist and ignorant rhetoric” of an article written by a Georgetown University student during a heated meeting July...

KEHOE: Engage in Opposing Ideas

KEHOE: Engage in Opposing Ideas

By Sam Kehoe February 28, 2020

The Georgetown University College Republicans hosted the son of President Donald Trump on Feb. 25, offering a chance for the student body to define its relationship with free speech. As college students...

Sanctioning All Lies Violates 1st Amendment, Speaker Says

Sanctioning All Lies Violates 1st Amendment, Speaker Says

By Ashley Zhao February 21, 2020

Sanctioning lies infringes upon U.S. citizens’ right to free speech, journalist and legal scholar Garrett Epps said at an event Wednesday. The event, titled “The Right to Lie,” was hosted by...

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