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Celebrating New Beginnings with The Minor Bird

The Minor Bird, Chatham’s undergraduate literary and art magazine, is in its third year of recognizing new artists through the Simon Matela SOAR Awards for Emerging Writers. Created in memory of Simon Matela (class of 2020), a creative writing major and Minor Bird executive board member who passed away unexpectedly in January 2019, these awards seek to recognize young talent. We sat down with the 2022 recipients, Alison Righetti ’25, Maggie Vargo ’25 and McKenna DiRienzo ’22 to talk more about their work as emerging writers and artists.

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Behind the Scenes of the Cougar Crawl

Saturday, April 9th marks Chatham’s first-ever Cougar Crawl, an interactive tour for prospective students that will feature games, scavenger hunts, and insider info from current students. Click the link to read our companion guide to the Cougar Crawl, complete with fun facts and need-to-know details.

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Celebrating Our Social Work Students

To round out our celebrations for National Social Workers Month, we sat down with three social work students, Katie Figgs ‘23, Samantha VanZandt ‘24 and Madeline Morse ‘22 to learn more about Chatham’s social work program and the power of social workers to enact change.

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Five Steps Towards Fulbright Success with Chelsea McGraw, MAP '17

Receiving a Fulbright grant allows you to study, teach, or complete research in a foreign country; it can also fully change the trajectory of your life. In preparation for the opening of the next Fulbright application cycle, we caught up with Chatham alumna and Fulbright scholar, Chelsea McGraw, MAP ‘15 to learn more about her experience and her tips for success.

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