May 4 Commemoration
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s 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.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍør 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. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.