May 4

VIDEO: Strong Storm Causes Damage on Kent Campus
Videos show Thursday's storm and the damage it caused to the May 4 Memorial.

IN A FLASH: When the Bough Breaks
Strong storms caused damage across the Kent Campus on Thursday night.

Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 91ֿ's May 4 Visitors Center
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 91ֿ’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 91ֿ on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.

91ֿ and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
91ֿ is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe.

Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 91ֿ with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 91ֿ and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

“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

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.
