Penn Nursing’s Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN, FAAN, Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health and GSWS Affiliated Faculty member has been awarded a 2023 grant from the Hillman Innovations in Care (HIC) program. The $600,000 grant will be used to expand a Penn Nursing-led program that supports the well-being of LGBTQ+ adolescents and their families. Read more about Flores's work here.
In 1973, students, faculty, and staff conducted a multi-day sit-in in College Hall to protest the violation of women’s rights on campus. The demands of the protestors eventually resulted in the formation of the GSWS Program (then called Women’s Studies) and the Penn Women’s Center. During the 2023-2024 academic year, GSWS/FQT, together with the Penn Women's Center and partners from around the university, will celebrate 50 years of transformative scholarship and advocacy on Penn’s campus.This milestone provides us with the opportunity to take stock of the shifts in the field, globally and in the Penn context. In the last few years, the changes at GSWS/FQT have been significant - and worthy of celebration! We have changed the name of our Center to better reflect our scholarly focus on queer...
The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies