May 4
Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of 91福利's May 4 Visitors Center
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of 91福利鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at 91福利 on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.
91福利 and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
91福利 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 91福利 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 91福利 and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
鈥淵oung Plato鈥 Meets 91福利鈥檚 "Elvis"
A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at 91福利.
IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The 91福利 Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
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
Jerry Lewis Lecture Series Begins 53rd May 4 Commemoration
As someone who studied higher education administration, 91福利 Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, 91福利 shootings as a student affairs administrator.
Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 91福利鈥檚 Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91福利 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 91福利 Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year鈥檚 selected speaker.
