Nationality Rooms director Maxine Bruhns retires after 54-year Pitt career
By Martha Layne, Staff Writer
January 27, 2020
Maxine Bruhns, Pitt’s former director of the Nationality Rooms, officially retired on Jan. 1 after a 54-year career at the University.
Opinion | Classes should not be held in Nationality Rooms
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
January 15, 2020
Nationality Rooms, while beautiful, are typically unsuitable for class, as they pose far too many issues for effective instruction.
Old News: The case of the two Jagiellonian globes
By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor
October 10, 2019
In this week's edition of Old News, news editor Emily Wolfe covers the construction of the Polish Nationality Room in the Cathedral of Learning during World War II and the story of its Jagiellonian globe.
Philippine Nationality Room opens doors to public
By Martha Layne, For The Pitt News
June 12, 2019
Upbeat instrumental music filtered through the Cathedral of Learning Sunday as ceremonial dancers twirled and spun in traditional outfits, celebrating the opening of the new Philippine Nationality Room.
Iranian, Finnish and Philippine rooms coming to the Cathedral
By Sarah Shearer, Assistant News Editor
August 20, 2018
Three new nationality rooms are set to open their doors in 2019 – rooms representing Iranian, Finnish and Philippine heritage.
Quo Vadis gives visitors taste of tradition
By Thompson Wymard | For The Pitt News
February 5, 2018
Quo Vadis is now known as the student organization that gives tours of Pitt’s 30 Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning — but it wasn’t always this way. According to Yasemin Sonel, a sophomore and the public relations officer for Quo Vadis, the club’s duties used to be a little differe...
Students design displays for Nationality Rooms
By Marissa Perino / Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
Within the brightly lit rotunda of the University Art Gallery, people politely shuffle around a wall map already crowded with pushpins indicating spots where visitors’ hometowns and family origins are. This map is just one part of “Narratives of the Nationality Rooms: Immigration & Identity ...
Professor unearths Israeli heritage
By Zoe Pawliczek | Staff Writer
November 28, 2017
Professor Jodi Magness embarked on a mission in 2011 to excavate the Huqoq synagogue in Israel with little idea of its contents — and with only an ancient village as its possible location. Unsure of whether they would find anything, Magness’ team randomly picked a square as their first dig site and d...
New nationality room to celebrate shared Korean culture
By Kelechi Urama / For The Pitt News
May 28, 2015
After he moved from Tokyo to Pittsburgh with his wife and children to attend graduate school at Carnegie Mellon, Jim Nakajima visited the nationality rooms twice. Though he considers the Austrian Room his favorite because of its regal decor, he feels a special connection to the Japanese Room.“[The Japanese room] ...