May 4 Commemoration
“Young Plato” Meets 91ֿ’s "Elvis"
A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 91ֿ.
IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The 91ֿ Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance
A prayer was read in Hebrew at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on the May 4 memorial site as part of the annual candlelight walk and vigil on May 3. The silent walk around campus begins each year at at 11 p.m. and takes about 60 minutes. Afterward, at midnight, the vigil begins as one person wit…
Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration
As someone who studied higher education administration, 91ֿ Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 91ֿ shootings as a student affairs administrator.
Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 91ֿ’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91ֿ Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 91ֿ Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
91ֿ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91ֿ 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.
91ֿ Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
91ֿ has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91ֿ students during an anti-war protest.
91ֿ’s May 4 Events to Include In-Person Dedication of Wounded Student Markers
This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the 91ֿ shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students.
91ֿ Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, 91ֿ will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91ֿ students during an anti-war protest.
91ֿ School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 91ֿ School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.