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 May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (October 2019)
*For media planning purposes, 91ֿ is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. ‘PTSD: From May 4 Through T…
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.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez’s visit to 91ֿ’s campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike. Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at 91ֿ. Sanchez discussed how …
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.
91ֿ Museum Explores the Fashion Divide of the 1960s and '70s With 'Culture/Counterculture'
Almost 50 years ago, the shootings of 91ֿ students by the Ohio National Guard brought to a head the cultural divides that had split the nation. The 91ֿ Museum’s exhibition, “Culture/Counterculture: Fashions of the 1960s and ’70s,” opening Sept. 20, explores the sharp contrast between supporters of the establishment and those opposed.
91ֿ May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (September 2019)
*For media planning purposes, 91ֿ is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. National Call for Poems (ong…
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
91ֿ’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.