Chatham’s Women of the World Retreat is an annual conference that brings together Chatham women of past and present to build community and foster leadership skills. We sat down with Morgan Williams ‘22, a long-time attendee to see what makes this event so unique and what she has taken away from it.

The annual Sustainable Fashion Fair hosted by Chatham Student Power is an opportunity for students to fight fast fashion waste, access affordable clothing and learn more about integrating environmental and social activism. We talked with two of CSP’s officers, Jorie Meil ‘24 and Frances Hurst Brubaker ‘23 to learn more about this year’s event.

Kristy Trautmann, executive director of the FISA Foundation will come to campus on Thursday, March 17 to discuss her work of empowering women and girls, ending domestic violence and promoting the rights of individuals with disabilities.

In honor of HERstory month, which celebrates women of color from February 15 through March 15, Chatham’s Career Development and Alumni Relations teams collaborated to highlight four Chatham alumni who are excelling in their careers: Chindinma Ojini, Cynthia H. Jones, Genesis Caplan, and Teresa Smith.

In celebration of International Women's Day, we’ve compiled just a few of the stories of Chatham women of past and present who are breaking into new spaces, promoting women’s leadership and impacting the world both at the level of the Chatham community and beyond.

From California to Pennsylvania, Melany Arriola has found a number of ways to utilize her Bachelors of Science in Sustainability. Through her search for interdisciplinary degrees in Sustainability, she found Chatham’s program and discusses the highlights of her time here.

Study abroad has always been a little bit intimidating for students who haven’t been out of the country. Throw a global pandemic into the mix and intimidation levels are sure to rise. We caught up with Study Abroad Coordinator, Karin Chipman and student, Bailee Yaros who recently studied abroad in Seoul, South Korea, to learn more about current study abroad possibilities.

Chatham’s Master of Food Studies Sustainable Fermentation course is full of beer brewing, yogurt-making, experiential learning and collaboration. Read on to see what the instructor and current students in the course find so great about this unique learning experience!

Chatham first-year, Jared Nalliah is making his mark on the Chatham squash courts and in the classroom. After growing up in Malaysia, Jared found his way to Chatham through a unique twist of fate—a recommendation from another college’s coach!

Each month, the Holding Space on the Page program—co-facilitated by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the MFA in Creative Writing program—offers participants a space to read, explore, and reflect on the work of marginalized authors. We caught up with facilitators Hedy Gerace and Laurie Morency to learn more about what’s in store for this month’s Black History and Heritage reading.

A space to gather, create, and collaborate, The Kitchen Lab at Eden Hall Campus provides students and community members with the equipment, facilities, and know-how they need to learn about food production in an environment that’s totally hands-on… and totally tasty, too. Watch the video to learn more about the Kitchen Lab!

Celebrate Black History Month at ChathamU with events, gatherings, educational opportunities and more! This year’s Black History Month events celebrate many aspects of a multi-faceted Black culture through the lens of artistic expression, activism, and community strength.