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Meet These Student Scholarship Recipients
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Meet These Student Scholarship Recipients

Scholarships are often the deciding factor in what makes a Chatham degree affordable for our students. That’s why so many alumni are inspired to give to our scholarship fund after they graduate. Read more to see how scholarships are impacting the education of our current students.

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Celebrating Diversity with Multicultural & Lavender Graduation
Student Life, Mission and Values Abigail Kneuss Student Life, Mission and Values Abigail Kneuss

Celebrating Diversity with Multicultural & Lavender Graduation

Held in addition to the campus-wide commencement ceremonies, Multicultural and Lavender Graduations seek to provide a safe space to celebrate students of color, international students, and students who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. We sat down with Juan Mendizabal, associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and head of this year’s program to learn more about this unique Chatham tradition and the importance of celebrating our students.

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Celebrating New Beginnings with The Minor Bird
Student Life, Alumni Success Abigail Kneuss Student Life, Alumni Success Abigail Kneuss

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
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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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