Featured May 4
91ֿ’s May 4 Visitors Center Honors May 4 Victim Jeffrey Miller With New Exhibition
Guests of 91ֿ’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 Miller’s life. The exhibition will be on display from Oct. 19, 2019, to Feb. 29, 2020. Russ Miller, Jeff’s brother, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of Jeff’s personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center.
America’s ‘Top Turnaround Mayor’ to Speak at 91ֿ on Nov. 19
Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who oversaw the removal of the city’s prominent Confederate monuments and helped his city to recover and reemerge from a series of natural disasters, will speak at 91ֿ as part of the university’s May 4 Speaker Series.
91ֿ Course to Educate Community 91ֿ May 4, 1970
91ֿ 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 91ֿ Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
91ֿ Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 91ֿ alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 91ֿ’s 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.
Photos from May 4, 1970, Resurrected in New Book by 91ֿ Alumnus
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 91ֿ student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily 91ֿr 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. 91ֿ had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
'Wearing Justice' Exhibition at 91ֿ Museum Brings Attention to Global Social Issues
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on 91ֿ students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine, students and faculty from 91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising are bringing attention to current social issues in the new exhibition called “Wearing Justice: Perspectives From KSU Fashion School Faculty and Students” that is on display now at the 91ֿ Museum.
By the Book: Recommended Reading on May 4, 1970
Plenty has been written about May 4, 1970. Ken Burhanna, dean of 91ֿ Libraries, offers his preferred reading list.
Preserving May 4 Was Special Work of Four Faculty Members
A team of devoted 91ֿ faculty led the drive to achieve national recognition of the significance of May 4, 1970.
National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
91ֿ Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
91ֿ’s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With “Bill: An All-American Boy” Exhibition
From April 22 to Aug. 1, 91ֿ’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Bill Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. Schroeder’s sister, Nancy Tuttle, and nephew, David Tuttle, helped create the exhibition by loaning some of his personal items to the May 4 Visitors Center.