Free Beacon Jessica Costescu

Jessica Costescu is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. She graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a major in International Politics and a concentration in Foreign Policy. She also holds an Associate Degree in Administration of Justice from Cypress College. She can be reached at costescu@freebeacon.com


Harvard May Be Violating Civil Rights Law By Promoting Black Alumni 'Affinity' Gatherings, Legal Experts Say

'Harvard is responsible for things that it promotes and things that it facilitates,' Equal Protection Project founder William Jacobson says

George Washington Was 'Deliberately Indifferent' to Campus Anti-Semitism, DOJ Finds, Putting School in Violation of Civil Rights Law

'The behavior was demonstrably abhorrent, immoral, and most importantly, illegal,' Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote

Inside the DSA Convention, Where Socialists Declared Dominance Over Dems and Set Their Sights on 2028

'We can win the Democratic primary in 2028,' one convention delegate says

George Mason Rolls Back DEI Policies But Keeps the President Who Implemented Them

Gregory Washington's race-focused policies and handling of campus anti-Semitism spurred multiple federal discrimination probes against the university

George Mason's President Put Race at the Center of His Hiring Policies. When Trump Took Office, He Said He Did Nothing Wrong.

The Northern Virginia university is facing an array of federal investigations related to alleged discrimination practices

Trump Admin Launches Probe Into Harvard's Foreign Visa Practices

Ivy League school is facing a litany of federal investigations on issues ranging from anti-Semitism to discriminatory hiring practices

George Mason Faculty Members Asked Their President To Denounce Anti-Semitism Like He Did Islamophobia. He Declined, Emails Show.

‘I do not recall reading a single email you have sent to the GMU community … in which you solely denounced antisemitism,’ one professor wrote