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May 4

Storm debris by the Sun Sphere sculpture, near Franklin Hall.

VIDEO: Strong Storm Causes Damage on Kent Campus

Videos show Thursday's storm and the damage it caused to the May 4 Memorial. 

Tags: May 4, University News, University Facilities Management, Nationally Distinctive

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Student walking by a large, downed tree on Front Campus.

IN A FLASH: When the Bough Breaks

Strong storms caused damage across the Kent Campus on Thursday night. 

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Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 51勛圖厙's May 4 Visitors Center.

Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 51勛圖厙's May 4 Visitors Center

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 51勛圖厙s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 51勛圖厙 on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

51勛圖厙 and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

51勛圖厙 is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

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South Korean Professor Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., '13, spent the 2022-23 academic year at 51勛圖厙 as a visiting scholar.

Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 51勛圖厙 with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. 

Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 51勛圖厙 and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

Tags: Global Reach, May 4, Research & Science, Global Presence

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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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Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 51勛圖厙s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 51勛圖厙 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 51勛圖厙 Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this years selected speaker.

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