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Davy Knittle Named 2020 Dean's Scholar
GSWS Graduate Certificate Student Davy Knittle has been selected as a 2020 Dean’s Scholar for Penn's School of Arts & Sciences. Knittle was GSWS Graduate Associate in 2018-2019 and currently co-teaches the course Trans Methods (GSWS 350) and acts as a Graduate Mentor for two GSWS honors thesis students. GSWS congratulates Davy on this well deserved award!
GSWS affiliated faculty member, Melissa Wilde discusses her new book, which probes the racism and elitism that spurred religious groups to fight for legalizing contraception
"Concerns around sex and gender have divided American religious groups for more than a century, but sociologist Melissa Wilde wanted to understand which hot-button issue caused the first chasm.
GSWS/APC Director Kathleen Brown & APC Interim Associate Director Maria Murphy on the importance of the ERA today
"After almost a hundred years, the Equal Rights Amendment, originally written by Penn alumna Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman following the success of the suffrage movement, may finally be ratified as an amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.
GSWS Major Ben Chansky (’19) featured in Penn Abroad's five-part video series: Intersections Abroad
Intersections Abroad! is a five-part video series features several Penn students’ experiences aboard and “highlights the complexities, rewards, and ways that each person's unique identity impacted their time abroad and beyond.” Watch Ben’s account on how leaving Penn's campus changed his Penn experience and has impacted his life.
Queer Visionaries Talk Gender
"Philadelphia’s renowned Institute of Contemporary Art has a history of promoting queer themes. Continuing that tradition on Nov. 7, ICA will host a panel discussion and art presentation “They/She/He/Who’s Gotta Have it? Art Across Genders, Nations, and Forms.”
Centering Trans Networks for a More Equitable Academia
"In her contribution to the “Sexuality & Gender Studies Now” series, Anne Esacove highlights the Trans Literacy Project (TLP) and its work at the University of Pennsylvania. Created by a group of students, activists, and scholars to cultivate and expand conversations on trans and gender inclusivity, the TLP hosted a series of events and workshops to bring to the forefront concerns and issues facing the trans community in academia.
Penn LGBT Center Releases Faculty Outlist
The LGBT Center released a Faculty Outlist, or list of Facutly members from around the University who openly identify as members of the LGBTQ+ Community. The list is meant to act as a resources for students, staff, and faculty alike. A similar list featuring out staff is currently being compiled by the Center as well.
A few quick Faculty Outlist facts:
Classical studies professor Emily Wilson receives MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Emily Wilson, classical studies professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
What is ‘guaranteed income’? A Q&A with Professor Amy Castro Baker
"Starting in February, in Stockton, California, the mayor’s office of the city—with funding from the Economic Security Project, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and private donors—launched a pilot program that distributes $500 via debit card to 125 randomly selected citizens.