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 Welcome

We welcome you to the University of Pennsylvania  School of Nursing.  Penn has a long history of embracing students from diverse backgrounds to come to Penn where we provide a welcoming and supportive environment to help all students succeed.  

It is our mission to change the face of nursing to reflect the diversity of a global society in research, education, practice, and policy, developing leaders and researchers for the 21st Century.

For more information contact the Diversity Office, email: diversity@nursing.upenn.edu 

 

 

  

 

 

Afaf I Meleis
PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN

In 2002, when Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, a native of Egypt, became the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, her vision for diversity in nursing expanded with the faculty who voted to create the Advisory Taskforce on Diversity and Cultural Competence.