May 4

做厙輦⑹ and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
做厙輦⑹ 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 做厙輦⑹ 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 做厙輦⑹ and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

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.

IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The 做厙輦⑹ Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.

IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance

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.

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 做厙輦⑹s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 做厙輦⑹ Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 做厙輦⑹ Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this years selected speaker.

Connecting the Story of May 4 to Todays Headlines
Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.
IN A FLASH: Blue, Gold and Greening
Slowly, the Kent Campus is seeing its greenery return.