Georgetown Law's 2026 Commencement speaker is set to be Morton Schapiro.
Schapiro is not a lawyer, has no connection to Georgetown, and holds controversial, Zionist, and harmful opinions. See What I've Learned About Israel; Protests over Police at Northwestern.
This choice by Georgetown is yet another disappointing development, after the Class of 2026 has already expressed concerns and frustration with the administration about the school’s choice to cancel section graduations and the annual graduation gala with zero input from the students.
The Class of 2026 deserves more.
Sign the petition to demand that Georgetown remove Morton Schapiro as commencement speaker, and replace him with someone who represents the values Georgetown purports to support — “Law is but the means. Justice is the end.”