May 4 Visitors Center
University Commemorates May 4, 1970, Tragedy
ºÚÁÏÉç held its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and …
ºÚÁÏÉç Marks 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ºÚÁÏÉç holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ºÚÁÏÉç holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are free and open to the public.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of ºÚÁÏÉç’s May 4 Site
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the ºÚÁÏÉç May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
May 4 Site Guided Tours Offered During Taylor Hall Renovations
Guided tours of ºÚÁÏÉç's historic May 4 grounds will be offered daily as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall.
ºÚÁÏÉç Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ºÚÁÏÉç held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the t…University Libraries Provides Access to ºÚÁÏÉç May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, ºÚÁÏÉç shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the ºÚÁÏÉç Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by ºÚÁÏÉç President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the ºÚÁÏÉç Memorial Service in 1971.
ºÚÁÏÉç Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ºÚÁÏÉç held its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also …ºÚÁÏÉç’s May 4 Visitors Center Wins Two Awards
ºÚÁÏÉç’s May 4 Visitors Center was recently recognized with two prestigious awards — one for the visitors center and one for a student-perspective film in the center’s exhibit. The May 4 Visitors Center received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Ohio Local History Alliance (…