May 4 Commemoration
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MAY 4 50TH COMMEMORATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SIGNATURE EVENTS FOR THE WEEKEND OF MAY 1-4
After months of planning, °µÍø½ûÇø’s May 4 50th Commemoration Advisory Committee has released details of programs scheduled for the 50th Commemoration of the May 4, 1970, shootings at °µÍø½ûÇø. The commemoration represents a significant milestone in the history and legacy of May 4, 1970.
°µÍø½ûÇø Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten °µÍø½ûÇø students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark® pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university’s Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.
Educator's Summit on May 4 Has Great Success; National Grant Will Allow Program to Grow in 2020
Organizers of the recent Voices for Change Educator’s Summit at °µÍø½ûÇø say the curriculum developed at the event can be used by teachers worldwide, so that the lessons of May 4, 1970, will continue to be shared. The summit, held in August, was one about 100 events planned for the 2019-20 academic year to support the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on °µÍø½ûÇø students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
°µÍø½ûÇø Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
°µÍø½ûÇø is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. The free course, Making Meaning of May 4: The °µÍø½ûÇø Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
°µÍø½ûÇø Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time °µÍø½ûÇø alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in °µÍø½ûÇø’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by °µÍø½ûÇø Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, °µÍø½ûÇø student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily °µÍø½ûÇør in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. °µÍø½ûÇø had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.