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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 做厙輦⑹ 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: 做厙輦⑹, by McGuire, 做厙輦⑹ Libraries. Special Collections and Archives

The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970

The lessons of 做厙輦⑹ 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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MEDIA ADVISORY: 做厙輦⑹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration

做厙輦⑹ will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 做厙輦⑹ 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 做厙輦⑹ 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

做厙輦⑹ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, 做厙輦⑹ will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 做厙輦⑹ 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 做厙輦⑹s "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 做厙輦⑹.

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2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

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

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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, 做厙輦⑹ Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 做厙輦⑹ shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

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