Diversity and Inclusion

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences is proud to celebrate diversity and strives to make our community inclusive and welcoming to all in it.

We celebrate our differences that make us a stronger community of students, faculty, and staff who treat each other with respect and dignity in the true spirit of the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis.

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News Highlights

News Story

Are Spotted Lanternflies That Bad For Your Yard? Here’s How They Affect Your Plants and Environment.

Lanternflies could swarm your backyard and neighborhood this summer. But are they that harmful for you and your local environment? An entomologist and biology professor weighs in.

July 16, 2026

News Story

Meet the Inaugural DisCover Fellows Researching Disability Studies and Culture

The Disability Studies Program in the College of Arts & Sciences and Georgetown University’s Disability Cultural Center (DCC) have jointly launched the DisCover Fellowship.

July 15, 2026

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Faculty in the Media

What ‘Familect’ Do You Speak? Linguists Explain the Weird Words and Phrases Used Within Families

Georgetown University linguist Cynthia Gordon spent over two decades recording how families really talk at home.

July 13, 2026