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GUSA senators advanced summer legislation on student life funding, GUPD security costs, and building access ahead of the fall semester.

Faculty Group Holds Lectures About Palestine

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor September 4, 2025

A Georgetown University faculty group advocating for Palestinian liberation held a series of academic talks about Palestine’s history and international law Sept. 2 to 5. Georgetown’s chapter of...

Esmat Elhalaby, a historian and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, discussed his forthcoming book on decolonization in Palestine and India and explored colonialist narratives in history and literature at an event February 19.

History Professor Profiles Book, Urges Anti-Colonial Historical Engagement

By Elyse Ellingsworth, Events Desk Editor February 21, 2025

A history professor explored his forthcoming book and urged historians to recognize anti-colonialist history narratives in a Feb. 19 webinar. Esmat Elhalaby, a historian of colonialism and assistant...

BAGARIA: Protest for Responsible Protests

BAGARIA: Protest for Responsible Protests

By Aashi Bagaria September 26, 2024

Each day, as I walk through Red Square, I am confronted with posters advertising yet another protest I have heard nothing about. The walls, already thickly saturated with posters advertising clubs or events,...

Police threatened to arrest individuals if they did not disperse from the area.

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disperse After Regrouping on GWU’s Campus

By Caitlin McLean and Caroline Rareshide May 9, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters dispersed for the night after reassembling May 9 at George Washington University (GWU), one night after the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested 33 individuals.    Police...

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MPD Clears GW Encampment, Arrests 33

By Caitlin McLean May 8, 2024

This is an ongoing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested 33 pro-Palestinian protesters at an encampment on George...

Protesters Stage Competing Rallies at George Washington University

Protesters Stage Competing Rallies at George Washington University

Student pro-Palestine protesters, including students from Georgetown University, held a “Rally for Gaza” at the ongoing tent encampment at George Washington University (GWU) while pro-Israel protesters...

Georgetown Students Remain in Encampment After Seven Days, Legislators’ Visit

Georgetown Students Remain in Encampment After Seven Days, Legislators’ Visit

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan May 2, 2024

At least six Georgetown University students remained at pro-Palestinian encampments at George Washington University (GWU) on May 1, seven days after the encampment began April 25. More than 200...

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MPD Deadline to Clear Pro-Palestine Encampment Passes, Stalemate Persists

By Aamir Jamil, Maren Fagan, and Catherine Alaimo April 26, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters, including students from Georgetown University, maintained their position camped at University Yard on George Washington University’s (GWU) campus by the evening of April 25...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | Members of the Georgetown University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group that demonstrates support for Palestinian students, organized a die-in protest in Red Square while prospective students and parents visited campus during Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program (GAAP) Weekend on April 12, commemorating Palestinians killed in a Gazan hospital.

SJP Organizes Die-In Protest to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in Gaza

By Aamir Jamil and Kate Hwang April 18, 2024

Members of the Georgetown University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group that demonstrates support for Palestinian students, organized a die-in protest in Red Square while...

President DeGioia Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza, Return of Hostages

President DeGioia Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza, Return of Hostages

By Jack Willis April 2, 2024

This story was updated April 5 to reflect ongoing developments. CW: This article discusses violence and death in Israel and Gaza. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown...

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...

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

By Saeed Jude Samra February 8, 2024

Four months after the tragic events of Oct. 7, Israel continues its siege on Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with its aggressive assaults. Home to about 2.2 million people...

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