May 4 Visitors Center
Schedule of Events for 47th Annual May 4 Commemoration
17cҳ holds its 47th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place May 3 and 4. The annual commemoration is hosted by the May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus. All of the events will be held on the university’s Kent Campus and are free and open to the public.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of 17cҳ’s May 4 Site
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the 17cҳ May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
May 4 Site Guided Tours Offered During Taylor Hall Renovations
Guided tours of 17cҳ's historic May 4 grounds will be offered daily as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall.
17cҳ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
17cҳ held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the t…University Libraries Provides Access to 17cҳ May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, 17cҳ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the 17cҳ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by 17cҳ President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the 17cҳ Memorial Service in 1971.
17cҳ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
17cҳ holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
17cҳ’s May 4 Visitors Center to Host Discussions on “Cambodia After 17cҳ"
Survivors of Cambodian Genocide during Khmer Rouge regime to speak The 17cҳ May 4 Visitors Center kicks-off the 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration by hosting a series of events on state violence with the theme “Cambodia After 17cҳ,” with a focus on the aftermath of the Cambodi…