Home Colleges (Find a School) Georgetown University Private University Washington, District Of ColumbiaSearch all Schools News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings F, D, B Free Speech Rankings 240 of 251 Cases 6 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire News Ilya Shapiro is back . . . with a new book — First Amendment News 458 February 19, 2025 Blog 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2023 February 2, 2023 News Replatforming: The key to canceling cancel culture? January 13, 2023 News Ilya Shapiro resigns from Georgetown following reinstatement after 122-day investigation of tweets June 6, 2022 News FINALLY: Georgetown reinstates Ilya Shapiro following unwarranted 122-day investigation into protected political speech June 2, 2022 As one investigation into faculty member’s SCOTUS tweets drags on, Georgetown wisely avoids opening another May 10, 2022 Trend of racially segregated campus events is putting institutions on dangerous legal ground April 22, 2022 Georgetown’s investigation of a single tweet taking longer than 12 round-trips to the moon April 15, 2022 Press Release I want to go to law school, but I'm not excited for 3 years of illiberalism and controversy March 28, 2022 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022 February 2, 2022 News Georgetown Law provokes backlash by suspending lecturer over tweets February 1, 2022 FIRE statement on Georgetown’s suspension and investigation of Ilya Shapiro January 31, 2022 Half a cheer for Georgetown as school silently declines (probably) to investigate professor for quoting epithet in landmark Supreme Court case June 11, 2021 One Georgetown Law professor fired, one resigns after conversation about black students’ academic performance accidentally recorded March 18, 2021 News Pressure grows on universities to address Zoom academic freedom concerns February 3, 2021 FIRE urges 15 top colleges and universities to improve restrictive press policies November 12, 2020 Chairs of both College Democrats and Republicans rebuke pro-censorship Georgetown Senate July 29, 2020 June 2020 Speech Code of the Month: Georgetown University June 2, 2020 Another heckler’s veto at Georgetown: Clown and crew disrupt climate policy event October 9, 2019 With Homeland Security chief’s aborted speech, Georgetown Law submits to heckler’s veto October 7, 2019 Georgetown University doubles down on censorship of religious debate at Qatar campus February 20, 2019 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2019 February 12, 2019 News Debate suggesting “major religions should portray God as a woman” canceled at Georgetown University in Qatar October 17, 2018 Rep. Holmes Norton latest policymaker to highlight importance of campus free speech May 23, 2018 Georgetown fails to live up to free speech promises by not recognizing pro-choice student group March 29, 2018 Georgetown University adopts ‘Chicago Statement’ June 15, 2017 News Leadership roundup: How college leaders are answering questions about free speech April 25, 2017 FIRE Announces America’s 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2017 February 22, 2017 Press Release Georgetown Law’s New Political Activity Policy Still Creating Problems for Campus Speech November 10, 2016 FIRE a Topic of Conversation at Georgetown Law Center’s Conference on Sexual Assault and Academic Freedom on College Campuses October 24, 2016 Censored Again: H*yas for Choice’s Condom Envelopes Targeted by Georgetown Police October 11, 2016 Speech Code Countdown: Most of America’s ‘Best Colleges’ Restrict Speech October 5, 2016 News After Congressional Hearing, Colleges Still Haven’t Gotten the Point April 6, 2016 Georgetown Law's New Political Activity Policy: A Good Start, But Far From Finished April 1, 2016 As the 2016 Election Cycle Rages On, FIRE Reminds Colleges that Political Speech Is Free Speech March 16, 2016 Press Release Email Congress About Campus Censorship Today March 3, 2016 Georgetown Law Students Forbidden from Campaigning on Campus for Bernie Sanders as Election Season Kicks Off in Iowa February 1, 2016 Press Release Free Speech on Campus: The 10 Worst Offenders of 2014 May 5, 2015 Blog FIRE Announces 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2014 March 2, 2015 Press Release Georgetown Returns to Its Normal, Confused State on Free Speech September 26, 2014 Georgetown’s Revised Speech and Expression Policy Shows Significant Improvement May 20, 2014 Powerful Words from Georgetown Students to Administrators on Free Speech April 30, 2014 Students Focus on Free Speech in Georgetown Elections February 28, 2014 Georgetown Sets Unambitious Timeline for Protecting Student Speech February 14, 2014 News Ge*rgetown University Reminds Us Again Why Censorship Is Ridiculous January 30, 2014 Georgetown 'Hoya' Editorial Board Criticizes University Speech Codes January 23, 2014 D.C. Area FIRE Supporters: Greg Lukianoff Giving Free Talk at Georgetown Tonight! December 3, 2013 Private Universities and the Conflict Between Mission and Speech July 15, 2013 ‘Free Speech Off the Table’ at Georgetown University January 15, 2013 Kissel to Georgetown: Honor Commitment to Free Speech May 17, 2012 A Chance for Georgetown to Own Up to Its True Values May 4, 2010 Adam Kissel Defends Rights of Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Students in American University Student Paper April 26, 2010 Hitting the Nail on the Head February 8, 2010 Disruption of Petraeus Speech Draws Rebukes from Georgetown Students January 22, 2010 At Georgetown, Even Satire of Satire May Not Be Acceptable December 17, 2009 The State of Free Speech on Campus: Georgetown University January 26, 2009 Georgetown Student Newspaper Under Fire for Censoring Conservative Columnist April 6, 2000 News
News Speech Code RatingYellowDue Process Ratings F, D, B Free Speech Rankings 240 of 251 Cases 6 NewsDeplatformingsLeader StatementsScholars Under Fire
Ilya Shapiro is back . . . with a new book — First Amendment News 458 February 19, 2025 Blog 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2023 February 2, 2023 News Replatforming: The key to canceling cancel culture? January 13, 2023 News Ilya Shapiro resigns from Georgetown following reinstatement after 122-day investigation of tweets June 6, 2022 News FINALLY: Georgetown reinstates Ilya Shapiro following unwarranted 122-day investigation into protected political speech June 2, 2022 As one investigation into faculty member’s SCOTUS tweets drags on, Georgetown wisely avoids opening another May 10, 2022 Trend of racially segregated campus events is putting institutions on dangerous legal ground April 22, 2022 Georgetown’s investigation of a single tweet taking longer than 12 round-trips to the moon April 15, 2022 Press Release I want to go to law school, but I'm not excited for 3 years of illiberalism and controversy March 28, 2022 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022 February 2, 2022 News Georgetown Law provokes backlash by suspending lecturer over tweets February 1, 2022 FIRE statement on Georgetown’s suspension and investigation of Ilya Shapiro January 31, 2022 Half a cheer for Georgetown as school silently declines (probably) to investigate professor for quoting epithet in landmark Supreme Court case June 11, 2021 One Georgetown Law professor fired, one resigns after conversation about black students’ academic performance accidentally recorded March 18, 2021 News Pressure grows on universities to address Zoom academic freedom concerns February 3, 2021 FIRE urges 15 top colleges and universities to improve restrictive press policies November 12, 2020 Chairs of both College Democrats and Republicans rebuke pro-censorship Georgetown Senate July 29, 2020 June 2020 Speech Code of the Month: Georgetown University June 2, 2020 Another heckler’s veto at Georgetown: Clown and crew disrupt climate policy event October 9, 2019 With Homeland Security chief’s aborted speech, Georgetown Law submits to heckler’s veto October 7, 2019 Georgetown University doubles down on censorship of religious debate at Qatar campus February 20, 2019 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2019 February 12, 2019 News Debate suggesting “major religions should portray God as a woman” canceled at Georgetown University in Qatar October 17, 2018 Rep. Holmes Norton latest policymaker to highlight importance of campus free speech May 23, 2018 Georgetown fails to live up to free speech promises by not recognizing pro-choice student group March 29, 2018 Georgetown University adopts ‘Chicago Statement’ June 15, 2017 News Leadership roundup: How college leaders are answering questions about free speech April 25, 2017 FIRE Announces America’s 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2017 February 22, 2017 Press Release Georgetown Law’s New Political Activity Policy Still Creating Problems for Campus Speech November 10, 2016 FIRE a Topic of Conversation at Georgetown Law Center’s Conference on Sexual Assault and Academic Freedom on College Campuses October 24, 2016 Censored Again: H*yas for Choice’s Condom Envelopes Targeted by Georgetown Police October 11, 2016 Speech Code Countdown: Most of America’s ‘Best Colleges’ Restrict Speech October 5, 2016 News After Congressional Hearing, Colleges Still Haven’t Gotten the Point April 6, 2016 Georgetown Law's New Political Activity Policy: A Good Start, But Far From Finished April 1, 2016 As the 2016 Election Cycle Rages On, FIRE Reminds Colleges that Political Speech Is Free Speech March 16, 2016 Press Release Email Congress About Campus Censorship Today March 3, 2016 Georgetown Law Students Forbidden from Campaigning on Campus for Bernie Sanders as Election Season Kicks Off in Iowa February 1, 2016 Press Release Free Speech on Campus: The 10 Worst Offenders of 2014 May 5, 2015 Blog FIRE Announces 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2014 March 2, 2015 Press Release Georgetown Returns to Its Normal, Confused State on Free Speech September 26, 2014 Georgetown’s Revised Speech and Expression Policy Shows Significant Improvement May 20, 2014 Powerful Words from Georgetown Students to Administrators on Free Speech April 30, 2014 Students Focus on Free Speech in Georgetown Elections February 28, 2014 Georgetown Sets Unambitious Timeline for Protecting Student Speech February 14, 2014 News Ge*rgetown University Reminds Us Again Why Censorship Is Ridiculous January 30, 2014 Georgetown 'Hoya' Editorial Board Criticizes University Speech Codes January 23, 2014 D.C. Area FIRE Supporters: Greg Lukianoff Giving Free Talk at Georgetown Tonight! December 3, 2013 Private Universities and the Conflict Between Mission and Speech July 15, 2013 ‘Free Speech Off the Table’ at Georgetown University January 15, 2013 Kissel to Georgetown: Honor Commitment to Free Speech May 17, 2012 A Chance for Georgetown to Own Up to Its True Values May 4, 2010 Adam Kissel Defends Rights of Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Students in American University Student Paper April 26, 2010 Hitting the Nail on the Head February 8, 2010 Disruption of Petraeus Speech Draws Rebukes from Georgetown Students January 22, 2010 At Georgetown, Even Satire of Satire May Not Be Acceptable December 17, 2009 The State of Free Speech on Campus: Georgetown University January 26, 2009 Georgetown Student Newspaper Under Fire for Censoring Conservative Columnist April 6, 2000 News
Ilya Shapiro resigns from Georgetown following reinstatement after 122-day investigation of tweets June 6, 2022 News
FINALLY: Georgetown reinstates Ilya Shapiro following unwarranted 122-day investigation into protected political speech June 2, 2022
As one investigation into faculty member’s SCOTUS tweets drags on, Georgetown wisely avoids opening another May 10, 2022
Trend of racially segregated campus events is putting institutions on dangerous legal ground April 22, 2022
Georgetown’s investigation of a single tweet taking longer than 12 round-trips to the moon April 15, 2022 Press Release
I want to go to law school, but I'm not excited for 3 years of illiberalism and controversy March 28, 2022
Half a cheer for Georgetown as school silently declines (probably) to investigate professor for quoting epithet in landmark Supreme Court case June 11, 2021
One Georgetown Law professor fired, one resigns after conversation about black students’ academic performance accidentally recorded March 18, 2021 News
Chairs of both College Democrats and Republicans rebuke pro-censorship Georgetown Senate July 29, 2020
With Homeland Security chief’s aborted speech, Georgetown Law submits to heckler’s veto October 7, 2019
Georgetown University doubles down on censorship of religious debate at Qatar campus February 20, 2019
Debate suggesting “major religions should portray God as a woman” canceled at Georgetown University in Qatar October 17, 2018
Georgetown fails to live up to free speech promises by not recognizing pro-choice student group March 29, 2018
Georgetown Law’s New Political Activity Policy Still Creating Problems for Campus Speech November 10, 2016
FIRE a Topic of Conversation at Georgetown Law Center’s Conference on Sexual Assault and Academic Freedom on College Campuses October 24, 2016
As the 2016 Election Cycle Rages On, FIRE Reminds Colleges that Political Speech Is Free Speech March 16, 2016 Press Release
Georgetown Law Students Forbidden from Campaigning on Campus for Bernie Sanders as Election Season Kicks Off in Iowa February 1, 2016 Press Release
Adam Kissel Defends Rights of Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Students in American University Student Paper April 26, 2010
