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A singer performs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 49th annual May 4 Commemoration.

91˛Öżâ Community Gathers for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

91˛Öżâ held the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970. The annual commemoration marks the fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus. 

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Kent Campus

Photographs of the four students killed on May 4, 1970, sit on the stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 48th annual May 4 Commemoration.

91˛Öżâ to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward

91˛Öżâ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: University News , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Visitors Center , Presidential Speaker Series

Kent Campus

Personal items of Bill Schroeder, including his Eagle Scout Award and Boy Scout sash showing his merit badges, are on display in a new exhibition at 91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center called “Bill: An All-American Boy.”

91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With “Bill: An All-American Boy” Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 91˛Öżâ’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. 

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Personal items of Bill Schroeder, including his Eagle Scout Award and Boy Scout sash showing his merit badges, are on display in a new exhibition at 91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center called “Bill: An All-American Boy.”

91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center Celebrates Life With “Bill: An All-American Boy” Exhibition

From April 22 to Aug. 1, 91˛Öżâ’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. 

Tags: University News , May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Featured Story , Featured May 4

Kent Campus

A visitor learns about the events surrounding May 4, 1970 while visiting the May 4 Visitors Center

Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours

91˛Öżâ sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.

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The names of those killed on May 4, 1970, are displayed on the B’nai B’rith Hillel Marker in the parking lot of Prentice Hall on the campus of 91˛Öżâ.

91˛Öżâ Dedicates May 4 Site as National Historic Landmark, Hosts Renowned Journalist Dan Rather During 48th Annual May 4 Commemoration

A portion of 91˛Öżâ’s Kent Campus has taken its place alongside the nation’s most significant historic locations, joining such sites as the Grand Canyon National Park, Pearl Harbor and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Those 17 acres represent the location of the historic…

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Task Force , May 4 Visitors Center , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of the President , Success Story

Kent Campus

Portraits of the four students killed on May 4, 1970, sit on chairs on stage in the Kent Student Center Ballroom during the 47th Commemoration of May 4.

91˛Öżâ to Dedicate May 4 Site as National Historic Landmark, Host Renowned Journalist Dan Rather During 48th Annual May 4 Commemoration

A portion of 91˛Öżâ’s Kent Campus has taken its place alongside the nation’s most significant historic locations, joining such sites as the Grand Canyon National Park, Pearl Harbor and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

Tags: May 4 , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Task Force , May 4 Visitors Center , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of the President

Kent Campus

91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center Presents “Freedom Sings: A Concert” on April 26

91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center presents “Freedom Sings: A Concert” on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall. Cartwright Hall is located at 650 Hilltop Drive in Kent. During this event, the story of free speech in America will be told through rock, p…

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Kent Campus

Singer David Crosby points at a photo of the May 4, 1970, shootings that killed four 91˛Öżâ students.

Singer David Crosby Praises May 4 Visitors Center for Authenticity, Bringing Him Close To Tears

“It’s like getting hit in the face with a bucket of cold water.” That’s how singer-songwriter David Crosby described his recent tour of 91˛Öżâ’s May 4 Visitors Center.  “It’s a shocker," he said. "You can’t walk through here and not be affected.” While Mr. Crosby’s presence is…

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Kent Campus

91˛Öżâ celebrates the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall on Sept. 21-23.

Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration

91˛Öżâ’s College of Communication and Information – the academic home to five innovative, professional schools whose work spans the disciplines of communication, information and technology – will celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall, Sept. 21-23. This year marks …

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