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May 4 Commemoration

Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.

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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University community members and visitors gather on the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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.

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Attendees - 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ community members and visitors gather on the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students during an anti-war protest.

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Kent Campus

A student visits the new May 4 exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center in the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Student Center

‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Student Center

A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.

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A marker on the spot where 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ student Alan Canfora was standing when he was shot on May 4, 1970.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers

This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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.

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Kent Campus

Members of the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University community participate in the annual May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, a tradition that began in 1971 to remember and honor the students killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration

For the first time since 2019, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students during an anti-war protest. 

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Kent Campus

Three photos featuring scene from May 4, 1970

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance

The 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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.

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Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students

Members of the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

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Candles glow at Allison Krause's marker on the May 4 site at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University.

Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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.  

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Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students

Members of the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

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