May 4 Commemoration

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MAY 4 50TH COMMEMORATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES SIGNATURE EVENTS FOR THE WEEKEND OF MAY 1-4
After months of planning, 91传媒在线鈥檚 May 4 50th Commemoration Advisory Committee has released details of programs scheduled for the 50th Commemoration of the May 4, 1970, shootings at 91传媒在线. The commemoration represents a significant milestone in the history and legacy of May 4, 1970.

91传媒在线 Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 91传媒在线 students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark庐 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the university鈥檚 Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.

Educator's Summit on May 4 Has Great Success; National Grant Will Allow Program to Grow in 2020
Organizers of the recent Voices for Change Educator鈥檚 Summit at 91传媒在线 say the curriculum developed at the event can be used by teachers worldwide, so that the lessons of May 4, 1970, will continue to be shared. The summit, held in August, was one about 100 events planned for the 2019-20 academic year to support the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 91传媒在线 students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.

91传媒在线 Course to Educate Community 91传媒在线 May 4, 1970
91传媒在线 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 91传媒在线 Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center.

91传媒在线 Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 91传媒在线 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 91传媒在线鈥檚 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 91传媒在线 Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 91传媒在线 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 91传媒在线r 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. 91传媒在线 had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.