Founded by John Carroll and inspired by an Ignatian vision of intellectual and moral education, Georgetown University is a community devoted to scholarship and learning. A commitment to upholding honesty and integrity remains central to the life of our community.

Academic integrity is the commitment made by students, faculty, researchers, and all members of the academic community always to act honorably. What does this mean? Essentially, it means that all involved in the academic community must always act responsibility. It means that we commit to each other always to refrain from cheating or plagiarizing. It means that respect for moral truth cannot be separated from pursuit of intellectual truth.