On October 26, the Women’s and Gender Resource Center and the Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies cosponsored a Faculty Research Lunch presented by Susan Perabo, Professor of Creative Writing at Dickinson College. She has taught at Dickinson since 1996, and she is currently the Writer-in-Residence. This semester, Professor Perabo is teaching three courses…
Love Bombing: A Brief Overview of a Sneakily Harmful Behavior
Love bombing is one of the sneakiest forms of manipulation because it appears innocuous, especially if the person on the receiving end of the behavior is new to dating. If you haven’t been in a serious relationship before, it’s easy to mistake love bombing behaviors for the way someone should behave in a healthy, loving…
Red Flag Campaign During Domestic Violence Awareness Month
“Over half of all college students (57%) say it’s difficult to identify dating abuse” (https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/). At Dickinson College this month, we participate in the national Red Flag Campaign that runs in October in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In 2005, the Red Flag Campaign was created by the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action…