Chatham University is a private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded as a women's college, it began enrolling men in undergraduate programs in 2015. It enrolls abo
Freshman class, 1914–15
Chatham's athletics team of 1919
Rachel Louise Carson was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy and book Silent Spring are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental
Chatham University
…the 2025-2026 season. The college mascot was previously Pennsy the Seal. The cougar mascot was adopted in 1992 and was named Carson in honor of alumna Rachel Carson in 2011. In 2023, 55.6% of students participating in a non-binding referendum held by the student government voted to reinstate Pennsy the Seal as the…
Carson's childhood home, the Rachel Carson Homestead, in Springdale, Pennsylvania, in November 2009
Carson first attended the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in 1929, remaining a member until her death. Her time at MBL inspired her love for the sea
Carson and Bob Hines researching off the East Coast in 1952