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May 4 Commemoration

Kent community members gather at annual May 4 commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, 小黄片视频 will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 小黄片视频 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.  

McArevey and Elvis meet

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 小黄片视频.

Douglas Scott McKenzie with Amy Reynolds and Todd Diacon at May 4 Commemoration 2023

The 小黄片视频 Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970. 

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2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

As someone who studied higher education administration, 小黄片视频 Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 小黄片视频 shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

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

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 小黄片视频 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 小黄片视频 Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year鈥檚 selected speaker.

小黄片视频 community members and visitors gather on the 小黄片视频 Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 小黄片视频 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.

Attendees - 小黄片视频 community members and visitors gather on the 小黄片视频 Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

小黄片视频 has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year鈥檚 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 小黄片视频 students during an anti-war protest.

A student visits the new May 4 exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center in the 小黄片视频 Student Center

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

A marker on the spot where 小黄片视频 student Alan Canfora was standing when he was shot on May 4, 1970.

This year鈥檚 return of in-person events to commemorate the 小黄片视频 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.