May 4
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.
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.
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.
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.
IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The 51勛圖厙 Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance
A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit
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.
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.
