May 4 Commemoration
Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students during an anti-war protest.
‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Student Center
A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students during an anti-war protest.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.
Virtual Events Promote Peace, Anti-Racism as ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.