Between the world and E. Maxine Bruhns: Lessons from a life of advocacy
By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor
August 4, 2020
Despite Bruhns’ passing earlier this month at the age of 96, she continues to enrich the Pittsburgh community with the work she completed during her 54-year tenure as the director of Pitt’s Nationality Rooms.
E. Maxine Bruhns, former Nationality Rooms director, dies at 96
By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Acting Editor-in-Chief
July 18, 2020
E. Maxine Bruhns, the former director of Pitt's Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs, passed away Friday at 96. Bruhns served as director for over 50 years and retired in January.
Pitt to revisit plans for Finnish, Iranian rooms
By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer
March 3, 2020
The Finnish and Iranian rooms will most likely be due for a review of their progress with the University in August, according to Maryann Sivak, the assistant to the director of the Nationality Rooms.
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 16, 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 ...