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May 4

Spring flowers

Blooming flowers and budding trees herald the annual green up on campus in spring semester.

The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees free speech.

91²Ö¿â’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.

Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 91²Ö¿â at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91²Ö¿â Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 91²Ö¿â†as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Kent community members gather at annual May 4 commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, 91²Ö¿â will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 91²Ö¿â students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.  

Art from Graphic Content exhibition

Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition.  She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.  

91²Ö¿â celebrates its new partnership with Dewey International University in Cambodia.

91²Ö¿â Provost and Senior Vice President Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., and Vice President for Global Education Marcello Fantoni joined officials from Dewey International University in Battambang, Cambodia, to celebrate a new partnership expected to bring Cambodian students to 91²Ö¿â.

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of 91²Ö¿â's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

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