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Meet Some Chatham Trick-or-Treaters
Meet Some Chatham Trick-or-Treaters

Around Shadyside Campus, it’s not too unusual to see Chatham students trick-or-treating on Halloween with groups of friends. For many students and neighbors, it’s a tradition.

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Meet the Residence Halls of Chatham
Meet the Residence Halls of Chatham

Explore what living at Chatham can be like and get to know the University’s unique and historic residence halls.

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How Networking Helped Mercy Nyoni, MBA ’25, Get a Job at Pittsburgh Public Schools
How Networking Helped Mercy Nyoni, MBA ’25, Get a Job at Pittsburgh Public Schools

“If there’s a networking or career event, just go there,” Nyoni says. “By the time you graduate, you’ll have this portfolio of people you’ve talked to who can point you in the right direction.”

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Busting the Myths of Networking with Career Development
Busting the Myths of Networking with Career Development

The Fall 2026 Job & Internship Networking Mixer is approaching on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Chatham’s Office of Career Development is here to break down some of the common myths students believe about networking.

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Dr. Lisa Lambert Inaugurated as Chatham’s 21st President
Dr. Lisa Lambert Inaugurated as Chatham’s 21st President

Dr. Lisa Lambert was inaugurated on Oct. 15 as Chatham University’s 21st president during a ceremony in Campbell Memorial Chapel at Shadyside Campus.

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U.S. News Names Chatham a Best College, a Top 5 University for Social Mobility in PA
U.S. News Names Chatham a Best College, a Top 5 University for Social Mobility in PA

Chatham University was named a Best College in the National Universities category and one of the top PA universities for Social Mobility in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027.

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Money.com Lists Chatham Among Best Colleges in America
Money.com Lists Chatham Among Best Colleges in America

Money.com named Chatham University on its list of “Best Colleges in America” this year.

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State’s New Nurse Loan Program Offers Up to $20,000 a Year
State’s New Nurse Loan Program Offers Up to $20,000 a Year

College of Health Sciences Dean Jason Edsall speaks to TribLive about how a new state loan program can help bolster nursing education.

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Marwa Rahim ’27 Profiled on WTAE
Marwa Rahim ’27 Profiled on WTAE

Marwa Rahim ’27 was interviewed on WTAE about her experience leaving Afghanistan and coming to Chatham University after the Taliban came back to power.

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From Kabul to Pittsburgh: Book Profiles Chatham Students Who Fled the Taliban
From Kabul to Pittsburgh: Book Profiles Chatham Students Who Fled the Taliban

90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR news station, interviews Samira Rustami ’28 about her experience leaving her home in Afghanistan.

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Some Small Farms Are Becoming Co-Ops. Add Pittsburgh’s be.wild.er to the List
Some Small Farms Are Becoming Co-Ops. Add Pittsburgh’s be.wild.er to the List

The Post-Gazette profiles the farm started by Megan Gallagher ’11 as it hits its 10-year anniversary.

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Meet Some Chatham Trick-or-Treaters
Meet Some Chatham Trick-or-Treaters

Around Shadyside Campus, it’s not too unusual to see Chatham students trick-or-treating on Halloween with groups of friends. For many students and neighbors, it’s a tradition.

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Alumni Recall When Chatham’s President was Their Professor
Alumni Recall When Chatham’s President was Their Professor

For generations of Chatham alumni, University President Lisa Lambert is remembered not just as a leader, but as a respected teacher who inspired women in the sciences. She will be inaugurated on Thursday, Oct. 15 as Chatham’s 21st president.

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Meet the Residence Halls of Chatham
Meet the Residence Halls of Chatham

Explore what living at Chatham can be like and get to know the University’s unique and historic residence halls.

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How Networking Helped Mercy Nyoni, MBA ’25, Get a Job at Pittsburgh Public Schools
How Networking Helped Mercy Nyoni, MBA ’25, Get a Job at Pittsburgh Public Schools

“If there’s a networking or career event, just go there,” Nyoni says. “By the time you graduate, you’ll have this portfolio of people you’ve talked to who can point you in the right direction.”

Read more →
Busting the Myths of Networking with Career Development
Busting the Myths of Networking with Career Development

The Fall 2026 Job & Internship Networking Mixer is approaching on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Chatham’s Office of Career Development is here to break down some of the common myths students believe about networking.

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Meet Chatham’s New Full-Time Faculty
Meet Chatham’s New Full-Time Faculty

Get to know some of the new—and familiar—faces who’ll be teaching at Chatham this fall.

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