May 4 Commemoration
91福利 Kicks Off 55th Commemoration of May 4 With Play on Student Activism and Book Bans
This year, 91福利 will hold the 55th commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91福利 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history. Kicking off the program for the annual May 4 Commemoration is a play that focuses on student activism and book bans.
鈥楾rial by Fire鈥 Play Is First in 2025 May 4 Event Schedule
鈥淭rial by Fire鈥 is coming to 91福利 in February. The play, written by 91福利 alumnus and staff member Eric Mansfield, and inspired by a true story, is about banned books and a 91福利 graduate who presented them to her high school class and how her students rose to activism to defend her. The performances are part of this year鈥檚 55th May 4 Commemoration schedule, presented by the May 4 Education Committee.
Keeping the Memory of May 4 Alive
A group of 91福利 professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at 91福利.
Making the Connection: Discussion Explores Parallels Between 91福利 Shootings and Gwangju Uprising
A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to 91福利 enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, 91福利 shootings in a whole new way.
May 4 Commemoration Gains National Attention
91福利 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered as they have for the past 54 years on the Kent Campus to remember the events surrounding May 4, 1970, when 13 seconds of rifle fire by a contingent of 28 Ohio National Guardsmen left four students dead, one permanently par鈥
IN A FLASH: The Spirit of May 4
This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of 91福利's history and the university's foundational values.
91福利 Commemorates May 4, 1970
Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the 91福利 community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.
Why Geography and Landscape Matter
Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by 91福利 Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.
The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970
The lessons of 91福利 should not go unremembered, President Todd Diacon writes in this opinion piece published in Inside Higher Ed.
IN A FLASH: The Ways We Remember
Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.