Everyone knows about caps and gowns, but why do graduates wear them? It’s a tradition going back to Medieval times.

“You can’t do your job at all unless people around you are doing their job properly,” said Grace, who plays on the women’s volleyball team at Chatham. 

In her art history course at Chatham, Jet Plutko learned about some of the great works by the painter Artemisia Gentileschi. When she studied abroad in Italy last year, she saw them in person.

What started as an offhand idea became an event that united Chatham students with dozens of others across Pittsburgh. Now, the Pittsburgh Feminist Student Summit is back for its second year on March 21, 2026.

If you’re wondering what happens after you make a deposit to Chatham, Pulse is here to fill you in!

Students spent 10 days in Costa Rica last month walking through coffee fields, hiking an active volcano, and exploring local markets during a class trip.

Jada Jenkins ‘26—who majors in media arts and minors in Middle Eastern Studies and public relations—shares her experience studying abroad in Morocco.

No, there are no baristas lurking in the basement of Rea House. It’s the Coffeehouse Committee—comprised of just four students—that rock out together to plan some of Chatham’s most popular events, pulling in students from all over Pittsburgh.  

Don’t miss the bus! Get the most out of your free rides on Pittsburgh Regional Transit with your Chatham student email and the Ready2Ride app.

Three students share their experiences at their summer internships.

Holly Tyson, MAFS ’25, wanted the small plot outside the Esther Barrazone Center to be like a southwestern Pennsylvania Garden of Eden.

“I really enjoy building community,” said Rea House resident advisor LJ Varley ’27. “I’m a people person.”