How woke is Georgetown really?

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Anonymous wrote:It's catholic. Not woke at all.

It's Jesuit and definitely "woke".

Be definition, all Catholic orders are woke.

Yes- the real question is Georgetown a truly Christian school (followers of Christ) or Christian in Name Only (followers of Dump).

[Anonymous]

Is this a real perception? Is it recent? I went to Georgetown in the early 90s and hated how conservative it was. Yes, students and faculty care about others (is that woke?) but they also sent a huge contingent of students to the March for Life and LGBTQ students felt like fish out of water. But then, I guess a lot can change in 30 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a real perception? Is it recent? I went to Georgetown in the early 90s and hated how conservative it was. Yes, students and faculty care about others (is that woke?) but they also sent a huge contingent of students to the March for Life and LGBTQ students felt like fish out of water. But then, I guess a lot can change in 30 years.

I think it has changed quite a bit since then. Georgetown was the first Catholic university in the country to establish an LGBTQ+ center (in 2008). Hoyas for Choice is always tabling in Red Square. The Center for Social Justice is extremely active. As a (non-Catholic, non-Christian, left/progressive) employee, I find it a very comfortable place to work.

One thing it is not is a super-activist place. I think students who are drawn to Georgetown are more “work within the system” types.

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Anonymous wrote:God I’m over this. How about we drop the word forever. There are thousands of kids there. Some of whom are trying out personalities and majors. Some couldn’t care less about politics. Most are just driven and smart, with various emerging points of view. Please stop fretting about the made up threat.

There's something called scroll right by if you're not interested in OP's topic.

I’d rather push back against this BS. Not gonna normalize it

+ 1. We are done being polite and letting this nonsense go unchallenged.

You are overestimating the value that others ascribe to your opinion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:God I’m over this. How about we drop the word forever. There are thousands of kids there. Some of whom are trying out personalities and majors. Some couldn’t care less about politics. Most are just driven and smart, with various emerging points of view. Please stop fretting about the made up threat.

Clap clap

I think there are plenty of kids who just want to go to college and not have to deal with politics. These kids are in the middle of the political spectrum. Unfortunately, even forgets about these kids.

Kids choosing to go to college in Washington DC are probably not the ones who are avoiding politics.

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Anonymous wrote:In this polarized age, if an applicant writes a bit about his commitment to social justice, diversity and inclusiveness and if the admissions person reading his application happens to be a MAGA, would the application be rejected right away?

Far more likely the other way around.

Why would a MAGA want to apply to a Jesuit school with Jesuit values?

[Anonymous]

My son is a freshman at Georgetown. They believe in Jesuit values, and that is drilled down, including respectful listening to all points of view. My very conservative husband is very comfortable with him there and has loved how the administration has handled certain things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a real perception? Is it recent? I went to Georgetown in the early 90s and hated how conservative it was. Yes, students and faculty care about others (is that woke?) but they also sent a huge contingent of students to the March for Life and LGBTQ students felt like fish out of water. But then, I guess a lot can change in 30 years.

I think it has changed quite a bit since then. Georgetown was the first Catholic university in the country to establish an LGBTQ+ center (in 2008). Hoyas for Choice is always tabling in Red Square. The Center for Social Justice is extremely active. As a (non-Catholic, non-Christian, left/progressive) employee, I find it a very comfortable place to work.

One thing it is not is a super-activist place. I think students who are drawn to Georgetown are more “work within the system” types.

Even ND had GALA-ND/SMC over 30 years ago, though it was club, though PRISM/ND didn't open until 2012.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's catholic. Not woke at all.

It's Jesuit and definitely "woke".

Be definition, all Catholic orders are woke.

Well, no.

They are the opposite of woke.

Except some of the jesuits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's catholic. Not woke at all.

It's Jesuit and definitely "woke".

Be definition, all Catholic orders are woke.

Opus Dei?

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Their campus tour was very ‘woke’

A total turn off.

[Anonymous]

Just go to Liberty... you'll be happier there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is a freshman at Georgetown. They believe in Jesuit values, and that is drilled down, including respectful listening to all points of view. My very conservative husband is very comfortable with him there and has loved how the administration has handled certain things.

This is how I am hoping Georgetown is. My DD was accepted and is considering it if she doesn't get into her first choice. She is pretty conservative herself religiously...not necessarily politically. She is really not political at all really and does't like to engage in the occasional debates at the family dinner table. Our family leans conservative, but not at all MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their campus tour was very ‘woke’

A total turn off.

We toured Georgetown and had the same perception. It is off our list.

[Anonymous]

Ridiculous. “woke” means you have empathy and compassion. The world could use more of that!