Amid years of reports that Georgetown’s Middle East Studies program was being compromised by apologists for violent extremists, if not outright terrorists, the school has, if anything, doubled down on its approach.
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Georgetown University Awards Ceremony Packed for Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton spoke before an awards ceremony at Georgetown University and students packed the venue, but then left once she finished her remarks and before the ceremony was finished: Clinton returned to Georgetown to present the…
Non-Profit Leader calls for Georgetown to Renounce Professor’s Remark that Rationalized Slavery, Rape
From the Center for Security Policy: CENTER PRESIDENT CALLS FOR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO REPUDIATE PROFESSOR WHO DEFENDS SLAVERY, MISOGYNY Last week Georgetown University professor Jonathan AC Brown made the startling pronouncement at the International Institute on Islamic…
Georgetown Professor said Slavery and Non-Consensual Sex are Okay under Islamic Teachings
From Heat Street: A professor at Georgetown University is teaching his students that men do not need consent to have sex with women, and that slavery is justifiable under Islamic teachings. Islamic Studies professor Jonathan…
Georgetown University Students to Pass Out Juice Boxes, Legos, Stuffed Animals to Grieving Anti-Trump Students
From Campus Reform: A Georgetown University student group is encouraging its members to “embrace the inner child” after a stressful Inauguration week with stuffed animals, juice boxes, and Legos. GUPride, a university-recognized student group for…
Georgetown Professor Suggested ‘Individual Reparations Accounts’ for Whites to Pay Blacks for Slavery
From Campus Reform: Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson recently suggested that white people should open up “individual reparations accounts” to literally pay back African Americans for slavery. In an interview with New York Times Magazine,…
Georgetown College Democrats Asked to Host Anti-Trump Protesters
From Campus Reform: The Georgetown University College Democrats (GUCD) chapter is asking members to open their dorm rooms and apartments to strangers participating in the upcoming Women’s March on Washington. In a Facebook post Tuesday, GUCD urged…
Civil Rights History, Queered
Occasionally, professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) have good points to make. Unfortunately, they soon get buried in the MLA’s favorite themes and concepts. “Chicago remains one of the most deeply segregated cities in…
Georgetown Students Receive Credit for Attending Anti-Trump Teach-In
One of the more notable quotes from the anti-Trump teach-in at Georgetown University was how, in a post-Trump world, “violence may be necessary”: Another explained that they cannot work with Trump because “that’s what they…
Georgetown Professor Lost It when a Muslim Trump Voter Penned an Op-ed
From the Daily Caller: A Georgetown University associate professor had a month-long meltdown after a Muslim woman explained why she voted for President-elect Donald Trump. Asra Q. Nomani, a former Georgetown journalism professor and Wall Street Journal…