In this edition of Ask an Expert, Dr. Dana Brown, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Women in Politics and assistant professor of political science, explains how civil engagement means more than just voting— though that’s a great place to start.

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday in many Spanish-speaking countries that takes place on the 1st and 2nd of November. Chatham is hosting its own Dia de los Muertos celebration, and we talked with research librarian Jocelyn Codner and faculty member Mildred Lòpez to find out more about the history and observance of this special tradition.

Family & Friends Weekend 2019 is nearly here! Check out our helpful guide to this beloved weekend, complete with featured events and Pittsburgh recommendations.

It’s a Monday afternoon at Vintage Senior Services in East Liberty, where students and seniors have begun to set out a dozen various dishes. Oxtail soup, Southern style tea cakes, grape 7-up cake, bean soup, pound cake. In true potluck fashion, the ratio of desserts to entrees is sinful. Nobody has any complaints.

Dr. Peter Walker, Dean of the Falk School of Sustainability & Education at Chatham University, was interviewed on the Weather Channel about how Chatham harvests and reuses rainfall on Eden Hall Campus.

We talk with three members of Chatham’s science faculty to shed some light on this complex topic.

In 2019, it’s surprising to hear anyone say the words “I love politics.” But Vice President of Wilkinsburg Borough Council Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson ’18, MBA ’19, credits her passion for government as the catalyst that led to her seeking not one, but two degrees from Chatham—that, and her four daughters.

Among the intellectually curious, there are two kinds of people: there are those who are interested in how things work, and then there’s Sophie Slesinger.

In honor of Nurse’s Week, we asked Assistant Professor and Practice Experience Coordinator of the Nursing Programs, Jennifer Wasco, DNP, RN to discuss the impact climate change is having on healthcare providers.

This spring, Chatham Director of the Women’s Institute Jessie Ramey had a piece published in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Entitled “A Note from Your Colleagues With Hearing Loss: Just Use a Microphone Already,” the article was a call to action concerning how we can make spaces more welcoming and even functional. We followed up with her for a Q and A.

Ryan Wolf, ’19, is from Hampton Township, right outside of Pittsburgh. 

Most people are in law school before they ever sit in on a murder trial, but thanks to her Welcome Aboard mentorship, Hanna Theile ‘22 is ahead of the curve.