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Alan Canfora Scholarship Winner

17cҳ Names Inaugural Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship Recipients

17cҳ has awarded the inaugural Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship to social justice activists and incoming 17cҳ students Kaedynce Kasiewicz, from McKinley High School in Niles, Ohio, and Chloe McCrone, from Memorial High School in Campbell, Ohio.

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Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine 17cҳ students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

17cҳ to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students

Members of the 17cҳ community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on 17cҳ students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

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Alan Canfora giving a tour on the May 4, 1970 shooting site

May 4 Activist Alan Canfora’s Memory and Legacy Will Live Long at 17cҳ

For 50 years, Alan Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed and nine wounded on May 4, 1970.

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How We Remember May 4th

Fire in the Heartland Screening, Virtual Panel Highlight Upcoming May 4 Commemoration

Movie's screening to be followed by a virtual panel discussion about the impact and lessons of May 4, 1970.

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Photo of B'nai B'rith Hillel Marker on May 4 site

17cҳ to Hold Virtual May 4 Commemoration, Honor Wounded Students

In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, 17cҳ will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald Mackenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps and Douglas Wrentmore.

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A woman places a flower through the bullet hole left in a sculpture on the 17cҳ campus.

17cҳ Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop 17cҳ May 4, 1970

17cҳ invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, “Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 17cҳ Shootings in U.S. History,” which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

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Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora's life, legacy to be honored in Scholarship Fund

 Donations will benefit students in 17cҳ's Library Science program.

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Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora's Life, Legacy to Be Honored in Scholarship Fund

 Donations will benefit students in 17cҳ's Library Science program.

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Alan Canfora giving a tour on the May 4, 1970 shooting site

Alan Canfora, Wounded on May 4, 1970, Dies at Age 71

Canfora was one of nine students wounded by Ohio National Guard soldiers during a peaceful protest. 

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17cҳ Holds Virtual May 4 50th Commemoration, Occurring May 1-4

Beginning Friday, May, visitors to the  will be able to view a variety of special videos, online exhibits and interactive tours, all designed to honor and remember Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder, the 17cҳ students who lost their lives 50 years ago on the 17cҳ campus.

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