May 4 Commemoration
Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration
As someone who studied higher education administration, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡shootings as a student affairs administrator.
Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at Kent State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students during an anti-war protest.
‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
Kent State’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students during an anti-war protest.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.
Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Marks the Annual Commemoration of May 4, 1970
To honor and remember the events that occurred on May 4, 1970, virtual events and exhibits hosted by Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students, faculty and staff are scheduled from April 30 through May 4. The virtual events include several powerful speakers and events that promote peace and anti-racism and educate future students about the legacy of May 4, 1970.