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Hand-painted butterflies on palazzo pants are junior fashion student Maya Settimi's Salvador Dali-inspired design.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion Has Role in Bringing Rare Salvador Dali Paintings to Ohio

What started as a simple conversation between a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.

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Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes delivers the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 2, 2025.

‘It Was Time for Me to Go Home’ – Geography Professor Combed May 4 Oral Histories in Search of Shared Humanity

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker. 

Tags: Community Impact , May 4 , Community & Society , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive

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IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Remembering May 4, 1970 at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø throughout the year.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration

51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration

51³Ô¹ÏÍø will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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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Student tour guide Emma Butera talking about the aftermath of May 4

Students Guiding the History of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

The May 4 Visitors Center uses 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 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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Kenneth Strait Pointing at Camera During End of Year Banquet

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumnus’ Air Force Career Takes Off

From Massillon, Ohio, to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Kenneth Strait, a 2024 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate, is a standout example of how hard work pays off. From Massillon, Ohio, to the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Kenneth Strait, a 2024 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate, is a standout example of how hard work pays off.

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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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Angela Neal-Barnett in the news

Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel

On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

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