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, 麻豆影院鈥檚 May 4 50th Commemoration Advisory Committee has released details of programs scheduled for the 50th Commemoration of the May 4, 1970, shootings at 麻豆影院 State. The commemoration represents a significant milestone in the history and legacy of May 4, 1970.
麻豆影院 State Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 麻豆影院 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 麻豆影院 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 麻豆影院 State students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine.
麻豆影院 Course to Educate Community 麻豆影院 May 4, 1970
麻豆影院 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 麻豆影院 State Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center.
麻豆影院 State Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 麻豆影院 alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 麻豆影院 State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 麻豆影院 State Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 麻豆影院 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 麻豆影院 Stater 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. 麻豆影院 State had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.