May 4 Visitors Center
Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 蹤獲扦's May 4 Visitors Center
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 蹤獲扦s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 蹤獲扦 on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.
Working in Kent to Bring Innovation to Students in Brazil
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The 蹤獲扦 Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance
A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit
Connecting the Story of May 4 to Todays Headlines
Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.
蹤獲扦 Grad Remembers Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting With David Crosby
As a public relations major, alumna Taylor Pierce interviewed iconic singer/songwriter David Crosby when he visited the May 4 Visitors Center in 2017. Crosby died this week at the age of 81.
蹤獲扦 Installs Bronze Markers to Honor Nine Students and Identify Where They Were Wounded on May 4, 1970
New bronze markers identify the locations where nine students were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on May 4, 1970, during an anti-war demonstration.
蹤獲扦s Wick Poetry Center to Debut National Interactive Exhibit in Support of 50th Commemoration of May 4
蹤獲扦s Wick Poetry Center is set to debut its Armed With Our Voices exhibit this week in Austin, Texas, as part of the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference. The exhibit provides a powerful form of cross-generational connection that engages users in the events of May 4, 1970, and the importance of peace, conflict resolution and student activism today.
蹤獲扦s May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition
Guests of 蹤獲扦s May 4 Visitors Center can learn more about Jeffrey Miller, one of the four students shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, by visiting Our Brother Jeff, a new exhibition at the visitors center that honors Millers life. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Russ Miller, Jeffs brother, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of Jeffs personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center.
蹤獲扦 to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
蹤獲扦 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.