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Courtesy of Georgetown University Events | Academic language experts discussed the political misuse of language and the current state of public discourse in a March 13 event hosted by Georgetown University’s Free Speech Project and the Future in Humanities Project.

Experts Discuss the Current State of Political Language

By Jasmine Zhang, Special to The Hoya March 15, 2024

Linguistics professors and other academic experts discussed the political misuse of language and the current state of public discourse in a March 14 event.   The event, hosted by Georgetown...

EDITORIAL: Stand Up to Homophobia

EDITORIAL: Stand Up to Homophobia

By The Editorial Board November 17, 2023

With Nov. 1 marking the celebration of Jesuit History Month, controversy has once again returned to campus. Father James Martin, S.J., a member of Georgetown University’s Board of Directors, gave...

Teach-In Reflects on MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

Teach-In Reflects on MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

By Samantha Sinutko January 28, 2022

Georgetown students, faculty and other community members gathered at the recent Teach the Speech virtual teach-in to reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech. The teach-in...

VIEWPOINT: Judaism Encourages Free, Responsible Speech

VIEWPOINT: Judaism Encourages Free, Responsible Speech

By Rabbi Rachel Gartner October 19, 2018

Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, a 20th-century leader of Jewish thought, once taught that U.S. Jews stand with one foot in the U.S. civilization and one foot in the Jewish civilization. In my experience, the...

HAZBUN: Student Groups Must Disinvite Shapiro

By Claire Hazbun February 23, 2018

Ben Shapiro, a prominent conservative author and speaker who is set to speak on Georgetown University’s campus next month, is openly racist, Islamophobic and transphobic. Bringing Shapiro, a former editor-at-large...

Worst Nightmares as a TedX Speaker

Worst Nightmares as a TedX Speaker

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford October 24, 2017

Georgetown's latest TedX conference is this Saturday, October 28th (register here for free!), and we here at 4E have the ~inside scoop~. Our very own Jenna Clifford (me) will be speaking. How did...

Francois Valentin

VALENTIN: Necessity of Naming Our Threats

By Francois Valentin November 4, 2016

Words matter, especially when you are a president. The presidency of George W. Bush was packed with blunders and poor word choices, many of which have remained the object of ridicule long after his term....

State of the University

State of the University

By The Editorial Board January 22, 2016

Early last week, President Joseph Castro of the California State University of Fresno delivered his school’s first “state of the university” address. The address, which kicks off an annual series...

Janet Zhu

Remember to Yak Responsibly

By Brian Piatigorski October 24, 2014

At this point, the majority of campus has used, encountered or dismissed the relatively new social media platform, Yik Yak. Especially through peak midterm season, much of the student population has...

Lagardes Speech Attracts Protesters

Lagarde’s Speech Attracts Protesters

By Toby Hung October 3, 2014

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde’s lecture in Gaston Hall on Thursday morning prompted a student protest of her invitation to campus and of the IMF. In her lecture,...

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Obama delivered a speech focused on the importance of infrastructure funding Tuesday afternoon on the Georgetown Waterfront.

Obama Enjoins Congress to Fund Infrastructure Improvements

By Ben Germano July 1, 2014

President Barack Obama called upon House Republicans to rally around a new “economic patriotism” with him Tuesday afternoon at the Georgetown Waterfront Park. Although he began on a light note,...

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McCarthy Speech Faces Protests

By Johnny Verhovek November 15, 2013

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the third-ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, was interrupted by protestors calling for immigration reform Wednesday evening, the...

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