Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

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: Recommit to Free Speech Policy

VIEWPOINT: Recommit to Free Speech Policy

By Talia Parker February 14, 2020

On Jan. 22, 2020, Georgetown University prohibited an event hosted by H*yas for Choice from being held on campus. This action — an unequivocal violation of the Speech and Expression Policy — sets...

Congressional Committee Scrutinizes GULC Free Speech Policy

By Lisa Burgoa March 18, 2016

Georgetown University Law Center’s prohibition of students campaigning for the upcoming presidential election came under congressional scrutiny at a Subcommittee on Oversight hearing of the U.S. House...

Expression, Untrammeled

By Mallika Sen September 4, 2015

As the mourners settled back into the pews of Holy Trinity Church after receiving communion, 94 unseen voices rose in song. Heads turned toward the balcony, with slow smiles crossing the faces of the congregation...

Alumni Stand Behind H*yas for Choice

By Kristen Fedor October 3, 2014

A group of 232 Georgetown alumni have signed a letter of concern in response to the Georgetown University Police Department’s removal of H*yas for Choice from a public sidewalk at 37th and O streets...

GUPD Admits Error for HFC

By Katherine Richardson September 26, 2014

Georgetown University Police Department Chief Jay Gruber said that the officer who asked H*yas for Choice to move its table from an off-campus sidewalk on 37th and O streets NW on Monday afternoon acted...

Free Speech Updates Need Clarity, Students Say

By Katherine Richardson August 29, 2014

Although the university issued a revised speech and expression policy in May, the Georgetown University Student Association and other student organizations are calling for even more extensive access to...

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