Community & Diversity
At the heart of Georgetown is a commitment to the Jesuit principles of caring for the whole person and being people for others. Inclusivity and diversity are core to supporting a community of people with an intersectional understanding of themselves and the world around them. We’re here to help you accomplish your goals while honoring your identity.
Resources to Support Our Community in Diversity
Every member of our community deserves to feel a sense of belonging at Georgetown. To foster greater inclusion, Georgetown offers a host of resources and programming across the university to welcome people from all walks of life.
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Cultivating a Diverse Student Life
Our campus thrives by sharing our extraordinary range of life experiences and learning from our differences. Centers and programs through the Office of Student Equity & Inclusion (OSEI) create an environment that inspires dialogue and sustains our truly diverse community. Learn more about OSEI and its centers and programs below.
Our Centers & Programs
Our Work
Georgetown’s Hoya Saxa Weekend invites admitted high school students who may have less exposure to college to get a taste of campus life on the Hilltop.
Last fall, students were set loose in the Maker Hub to design an accessible podium. A year later, their prototypes were transformed into a gleaming brass podium in Riggs Library.
A Place for All Faiths
As a Catholic, Jesuit university, Georgetown is steadfast in its commitment to cultivate a diverse community and foster interreligious understanding between people of all faith backgrounds.
Interreligious Understanding at Georgetown
Students of all religious and non-religious backgrounds can explore spiritual life at Georgetown. These students found their faith deepened through community connections, academic study and encounters with other faith traditions.
When I committed to Georgetown, I wondered how my Sikh-American identity would align with the school’s Jesuit identity. And yet, in these two years, I have found community, celebration and…
Community Scholars Program
With over 50 years of history of serving first-generation college students of all backgrounds, the Community Scholars Program eases the transition to college for students through preorientation programming, mentoring, workshops and other academic support resources.
Georgetown Scholars Program
The Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) has served low-income and first-generation students for 20 years. The program works with students as they navigate college through mentorship, community and financial support.
Meet GSP Alumni
“If I hadn’t gone to Georgetown, this wouldn’t have been nearly as possible or even something I would’ve been interested in. [The support] is what made me feel confident that I can do this, that there are resources to make it possible for all students.”
“As a Mexican-American, there are a lot of barriers to accessing college and graduating. I hope to eventually return some of the incredible support people have given me along the way to future GSPers, future students of MEChA, and to future people in and outside of Georgetown.”
“The class and the Georgetown Scholars Program helped me realize that I could remove myself from the path I was trying to follow and still be OK. I didn’t need to pretend to be someone I wasn’t.”
Investing in the Next Generation
As Georgetown builds a diverse community on campus, the university is also preparing the next generation of individuals from all backgrounds to thrive.