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51勛圖厙 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration

51勛圖厙 will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 51勛圖厙 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

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MEDIA ADVISORY: 51勛圖厙 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration

51勛圖厙 will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 51勛圖厙 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

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51勛圖厙 Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., a faculty marshal on May 4, 1970, addresses attendees of the inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis

Join us on the 51勛圖厙 ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

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Emerson College Professor Gregory Payne Ph.D., far right, teaches a course on the tragedies at 51勛圖厙 and Jackson State

Hoping Tragic History Will Never Repeat Itself

A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Paynes course about the 51勛圖厙 and Jackson State tragedies will visit 51勛圖厙 on May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.

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Student tour guide Emma Butera talking about the aftermath of May 4

Students Guiding the History of 51勛圖厙

The May 4 Visitors Center uses 51勛圖厙s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.  

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Carston Brumfield, 14, is one of the students from the Stark County Educational Service Center, working on a mural for inside the School of Peace and Conflict Studies in McGilvrey Hall.

What Does Peace Look Like?

It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?  

But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.

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We All Have an Origin Story

As part of  51勛圖厙s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 51勛圖厙 at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by  after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972. 

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Jen Mapes Offers Perspective on May 4 while surrounded by lego

POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is Absolute Privilege

POV shares insights from the 51勛圖厙 community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series. 

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51勛圖厙 community members and visitors gather on the 51勛圖厙 Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970. (Photo credit: Rami Daud)

51勛圖厙 Honors the Legacy of May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration

On May 2-4, 2025, 51勛圖厙 will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 51勛圖厙 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.

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The cast of Trial by Fire rehearses at 51勛圖厙s Center for the Performing Arts while director Courtney Brown (far right) watches. (Photo credit: Rami Daud)

51勛圖厙 Kicks Off 55th Commemoration of May 4 With Play on Student Activism and Book Bans

This year, 51勛圖厙 will hold the 55th commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 51勛圖厙 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history. Kicking off the program for the annual May 4 Commemoration is a play that focuses on student activism and book bans.

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School of Theatre and Dance