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May 4 Commemoration

Chris Post speaks at Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series

Why Geography and Landscape Matter

Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by 51勛圖厙 Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.

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A photo of protests on the Kent Campus from May 4, 1970, from Photographs: 51勛圖厙, by McGuire, 51勛圖厙 Libraries. Special Collections and Archives

The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970

The lessons of 51勛圖厙 should not go unremembered, President Todd Diacon writes in this opinion piece published in Inside Higher Ed.

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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2021

IN A FLASH: The Ways We Remember

Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.

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May 4 Commemoration graphic

MEDIA ADVISORY: 51勛圖厙 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration

51勛圖厙 will hold its 54th annual 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.

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May 4 Memorial and daffodils

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at 51勛圖厙 with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

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Kent community members gather at annual May 4 commemoration

51勛圖厙 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, 51勛圖厙 will hold its annual 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.  

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McArevey and Elvis meet

Young Plato Meets 51勛圖厙s "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 51勛圖厙.

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Douglas Scott McKenzie with Amy Reynolds and Todd Diacon at May 4 Commemoration 2023

IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community

The 51勛圖厙 Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970. 

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Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration

As someone who studied higher education administration, 51勛圖厙 Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 51勛圖厙 shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

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