麻豆精选

May 4 50

麻豆精选Professor Laura Davis teaches a class on May 4, 1970.

Preserving May 4 Was Special Work of Four Faculty Members

A team of devoted 麻豆精选faculty led the drive to achieve national recognition of the significance of May 4, 1970.
 

Tags: University News, May 4 50, Featured May 4

Kent Campus

National Guard personnel and vehicle in foreground, crowd gathered by Taylor Hall in background

National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University鈥檚 May 4 Collection

麻豆精选 Libraries鈥� May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Tags: University News, Research & Science, May 4 50, Featured May 4

麻豆精选Today

The names of those killed on May 4, 1970, are displayed on the B鈥檔ai B鈥檙ith Hillel Marker in the parking lot of Prentice Hall on the campus of 麻豆精选.

麻豆精选Board of Trustees Ensures University鈥檚 Ongoing Commitment Regarding May 4, 1970

The 麻豆精选 Board of Trustees passed a resolution at its March 6 meeting expressing appreciation to the May 4 Task Force and all those whose dedicated efforts have preserved the legacy and advanced the lessons learned from the events of May 4, 1970.  

Tags: May 4 50, University News, Board of Trustees, May 4, May 4 Commemoration, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., of the University of Bradford in the U.K. has been selected as the inaugural director of 麻豆精选鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Neil Cooper Named Inaugural Director of Kent State鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies

麻豆精选 has chosen an international expert to lead the university鈥檚 new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management. 

Tags: May 4 50, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration

Chris Post, Ph.D., associate professor of geography at 麻豆精选 at Stark, is a memorials expert who serves as a member of 麻豆精选President Beverly J. Warren鈥檚 Advisory Committee for the 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970.

Memorials Expert Chris Post Discusses 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970

Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today.

Tags: May 4 50, University News, May 4 Commemoration, May 4, 麻豆精选 at Stark, Department of Geography, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration

A visitor learns about the events surrounding May 4, 1970 while visiting the May 4 Visitors Center

Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours

麻豆精选 sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard鈥檚 presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

Tags: May 4 50, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration

Artist Don Drumm poses with a photo of his sculpture that was shot on May 4, 1970, at 麻豆精选.

Heart of Steel

Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of 麻豆精选 with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.

Tags: May 4 50, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration

Pictured (left to right) are Bradley Keefer, Mindy Farmer, Laura Davis, Burt Logan of the Ohio History Connection, Lori Boes and Mark Seeman. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection)

麻豆精选Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

The Ohio History Connection鈥檚 State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized 麻豆精选 with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.

Tags: May 4 50, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration

As May 4 Commemoration Project Manager, 麻豆精选Alumnus Rodney Flauhaus is taking on the task of planning the 50th anniversary commemoration of May 4, 1970.

麻豆精选Alumnus Leads Planning for 50th Anniversary Commemoration of May 4, 1970

Rodney Flauhaus is 麻豆精选鈥檚 new May 4 Commemoration Project Manager.

Tags: May 4 50, Featured May 4

May 4, 50th Commemoration