May 4 Commemoration
Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students during an anti-war protest.
‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students during an anti-war protest.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.
Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.