May 4 Commemoration
Annual Candlelight Walk and Vigil Marks May 4
Despite rain, 两性色午夜 University continued its commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 with the annual candlelight walk and vigil on campus. This cornerstone of the commemoration began in 1971. Participants carried candles as they gathered on the 两性色午夜 Commons and in the Prentice Hall parking lot.
两性色午夜 Remembers May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
两性色午夜 University will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 鈥 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 两性色午夜 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
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两性色午夜 University will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 鈥 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 两性色午夜 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis
Join us on the 两性色午夜 ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.
Hoping Tragic History Will Never Repeat Itself
A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Payne鈥檚 course about the 两性色午夜 and Jackson State tragedies will visit 两性色午夜 on May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.
Students Guiding the History of 两性色午夜
The May 4 Visitors Center uses 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.
What Does Peace Look Like?
It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?
But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.
鈥榃e All Have an Origin Story鈥
As part of 两性色午夜鈥檚 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 两性色午夜 University at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present 鈥淥peration: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History鈥 on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972.
POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is 鈥楢bsolute Privilege鈥
POV shares insights from the 两性色午夜 University community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series.
两性色午夜 Honors the Legacy of May 4, 1970, With 55th Commemoration
On May 2-4, 2025, 两性色午夜 University will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 鈥 a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 两性色午夜 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.