May 4 Commemoration
Annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil Marks May 4
Despite rain, 91心頭利 continued its commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 with the annual candlelight walk and vigil on campus. This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. Participants carried candles as they gathered on the Kent 91心頭利 Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot.
Kent 91心頭利 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
91心頭利 will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent 91心頭利 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent 91心頭利 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
91心頭利 will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent 91心頭利 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis
Join us on the Kent 91心頭利 ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.
Hoping Tragic History Will Never Repeat Itself
A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Paynes course about the Kent 91心頭利 and Jackson 91心頭利 tragedies will visit Kent 91心頭利 on May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.
Students Guiding the History of Kent 91心頭利
The May 4 Visitors Center uses 91心頭利s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.
What Does Peace Look Like?
It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?
But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.
We All Have an Origin Story
As part of Kent 91心頭利s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 91心頭利 at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United 91心頭利s for adoption by American families by after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972.
POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is Absolute Privilege
POV shares insights from the 91心頭利 community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series.
Kent 91心頭利 Honors the Legacy of May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
On May 2-4, 2025, 91心頭利 will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent 91心頭利 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.