May 4 50
Flash Forward
50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970 The yearlong 50th commemoration of the May 4, 1970 shootings at 麻豆精选is well underway. Here are just two of the fall semester鈥檚 many highlights: Voices for Change Educators Summit: The kickoff event of the 50th Commemoration year, the 鈥
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鈥檚 Summit at 麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition
Guests of 麻豆精选鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center can learn more about Jeffrey Miller, one of the four students shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, by visiting 鈥淥ur Brother Jeff,鈥 a new exhibition at the visitors center that honors Miller鈥檚 life. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Russ Miller, Jeff鈥檚 brother, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of Jeff鈥檚 personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center.
America鈥檚 鈥楾op Turnaround Mayor鈥 to Speak at 麻豆精选on Nov. 19
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the city鈥檚 prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 麻豆精选as part of the university鈥檚 May 4 Speaker Series.
麻豆精选 Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center.
麻豆精选Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 麻豆精选 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in Kent State鈥檚 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.
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by 麻豆精选Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 麻豆精选 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily Kent Stater 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. 麻豆精选had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
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.
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.
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.