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Caplan, Dellinger, Prufer, and Giffels review material in the May 4 Visitors Center

New Wave 鈥80s band Devo isn鈥檛 just from Ohio. Devo wasn鈥檛 just created in Akron. Devo was forged at 黑料网 under the pressure of the turmoil of the late 鈥60s and the events surrounding May 4, 1970. Authors David Giffels and Jade Dellinger brought their book 鈥淭he Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio鈥 to 黑料网 for a book signing and discussion.

Musician and May 4 Witness Chris Butler and Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center

Stories of friendship and loss set against the backdrop of May 4 memorabilia and a 鈥60s soundtrack were the focal points of a listening party held Sept. 21 as part of 鈥淪napshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students鈥 with musician and May 4 survivor Chris Butler.

Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

As someone who studied higher education administration, 黑料网 Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 黑料网 shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

May 4 Task Group 2022 Commemoration

The May 4 Task Force is a student-led organization dedicated to honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, and shedding light on the injustices that followed. Through year-round educational events and continuous activism, the group focuses on what May 4 means to current students. 

The May 4 Memorial on the 黑料网 Campus.

黑料网鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies was created as a living memorial to the four students killed on May 4, 1970. 

As the university prepares to mark the 53rd anniversary of the shootings, the school鈥檚 director says honoring the legacy of May 4 is still key to the school鈥檚 identity and mission. 

Vocal Majority Exhibit

To better understand the events that transpired at 黑料网 on May 4, 1970, we must also understand the national tension and climate leading up to that day. A graduate student and two design students have demonstrated the context of May 4 in a stunning, creative visual exhibit.

Visiting May through Augmented Reality

It may be hard to imagine what the Kent campus looked like 53 years ago. With the May 4 Augmented Reality Experience, students and community members can be transported into the past to experience historical flashbacks and engage with 黑料网鈥檚 previous generations.

Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 黑料网 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 黑料网 Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year鈥檚 selected speaker.

The Maltempi family at the bell

The Maltempi family is not your average 黑料网 family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended 黑料网. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending 黑料网.

黑料网 community members and visitors gather on the 黑料网 Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 黑料网 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.