Pitt’s Slovak language department hosts their 36th annual Thomas Kukučka Memorial lecture

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer • March 25, 2024

As someone with Slovak heritage, freelance writer Lisa Alzo said she shares interests with former Pittsburgh Press reporter Thomas Kukučka. Kukučka has a scholarship in his name at the University of...

‘Truly magnificent’: Slovakian Ambassador to the United States tours Czechoslovak Nationality Room

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • June 7, 2023

The Slovakian Ambassador to the United States toured Pitt’s Nationality Rooms the day after the 105th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Agreement.

‘I felt like I was at my grandma’s house’: Pitt’s Slovak Heritage Festival honors traditions for a new generation

By Trinity Foster, Staff Writer • November 8, 2022

The Cathedral of Learning Common Room was alive with folk music, dancing and laughter during Pitt’s 32nd annual Slovak Heritage Festival on Sunday.

Slovak heritage festival celebrates 29th anniversary

By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer • November 5, 2019

The Pitt Slovak Studies Program and the Pitt Student Slovak Club celebrated their 29th annual Slovak Festival on Sunday.