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May 4

Storm debris by the Sun Sphere sculpture, near Franklin Hall.

VIDEO: Strong Storm Causes Damage on Kent Campus

Videos show Thursday's storm and the damage it caused to the May 4 Memorial. 

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Student walking by a large, downed tree on Front Campus.

IN A FLASH: When the Bough Breaks

Strong storms caused damage across the Kent Campus on Thursday night. 

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Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 51爆料's May 4 Visitors Center.

Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 51爆料's May 4 Visitors Center

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 51爆料鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 51爆料 on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

51爆料 and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

51爆料 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. 

 

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South Korean Professor Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., '13, spent the 2022-23 academic year at 51爆料 as a visiting scholar.

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 51爆料 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., 鈥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 51爆料 and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.

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McArevey and Elvis meet

鈥淵oung Plato鈥 Meets 51爆料鈥檚 "Elvis"

A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 51爆料.

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2023 May 4 Candlelight Vigil

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鈥

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Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., presents the Jerry M. Lewis Lecture on May 3, 2023 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration

As someone who studied higher education administration, 51爆料 Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 51爆料 shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

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Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis speaks at the inaugural luncheon established to honor his legacy as a May 4, 1970, historian and advocate.

Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 51爆料鈥檚 Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 51爆料 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 51爆料 Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year鈥檚 selected speaker.

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