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May 4

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

Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration

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

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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 ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

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

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Gracie Ford and Lulu on Daffodil Hill

IN A FLASH: Chill on the Hill

The colors of spring have arrived on the Kent Campus. 

 

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M4VC Gallery One

Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s Headlines

Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.

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Daffodil Hill, near the Victory Bell

IN A FLASH: Blue, Gold and Greening

Slowly, the Kent Campus is seeing its greenery return. 

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

¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ 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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Singer David Crosby tours the May 4 site with Professor Emeritus Laura Davis.

May 4 Historian Reflects on Singer David Crosby's Ties to ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ

Professor Emeritus Laura Davis, co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and May 4 Visitors Center, and a witness to the 1970 ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ shootings, shares personal reflections on singer David Crosby's ties to ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ.

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David Crosby Official

David Crosby Passes Away at 81

Singer-songwriter David Crosby, who performed the iconic "Ohio" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young following the events at ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ of May 4, 1970, passed away at the age of 81. 

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