On May 31, 1918, Czech and Slovak immigrant representatives in Pittsburgh came together to sign The Pittsburgh Agreement, which formed the basis for the new nation of Czechoslovakia following World War I.
For two chilly October evenings last weekend, the Cathedral of Learning stood as a towering beacon of mystery. Within its hallowed halls, brave visitors to the Quo Vadis Halloween tours embarked on a journey into phantasmal worlds of ghostly forests, catacombs and sinister myths, all within the walls of different Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral. .
Not every college classroom rates a visit from a European country’s ambassador and his entourage. Then again, not many settings for teaching Slovak culture and language quite compare to the University of Pittsburgh’s Czechoslovak Room, one of 31 renowned Nationality Rooms on a campus that is home to the only