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May 4

Students gather at the site where one of four slain students was shot on May 4, 1970, during a student protest of the Vietnam War.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of 精东影业鈥檚 May 4 Site

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the 精东影业 University May 4, 1970, Site as a . 精东影业site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.

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A 精东影业 student stands vigil at the spot where Allison Krause was shot on May 4, 1970.

精东影业 Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

精东影业 University held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. 精东影业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鈥

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University Libraries Provides Access to 精东影业 May 4 Shootings Audio Archive

More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, 精东影业 University shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the 精东影业 University Special Collections and Archives鈥 digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by 精东影业 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 精东影业 Memorial Service in 1971.

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Photo from 精东影业's May 4 Commemoration in 2015

精东影业 Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration

精东影业 University holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. 精东影业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.

 

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Kent Campus

WKSU and Western Reserve PBS Examine Vietnam鈥檚 Legacy 40 Years Later

Collaboration includes radio reports and documentary film

精东影业WKSU newsroom looks back at two significant historical events, presented in collaboration with Western Reserve PBS. As the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War approaches, Western Reserve PBS (WNEO/WEAO) joins with a national PBS effort to examine ramifications that are still being felt today of that deadly conflict. A focal point of the public television station鈥檚 coverage is a broadcast on April 28 of the Oscar-nominated documentary  精东影业Last Days of Vietnam, directed by Rory Kennedy and part of PBS鈥 American Experience program. 

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Kent Campus

精东影业鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center to Host Discussion of Social Impact of Marvin Gaye鈥檚 Album and the Vietnam War

精东影业精东影业 University May 4 Visitors Center kicks off the 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration by hosting a multimedia presentation by Lauren Onkey, Ph.D., vice president of education and public programs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, on March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center K鈥

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Two 精东影业 Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4, 1970, Voices Documentary

精东影业documentary film May 4th Voices: 精东影业, 1970, created by two 精东影业 University collaborators, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association鈥檚 Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. 精东影业Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested鈥

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Kent Campus

Two 精东影业 Collaborators Win Oral History Association Award for Work on May 4th Voices Documentary

May 4th Voices- Bindas, Hassler 精东影业documentary film May 4th Voices: 精东影业, 1970, created by Kenneth Bindas, Ph.D., professor and chair of the history department, and David Hassler, the director of the Wick Poetry Center, is a recipient of the 2014 Oral History Association鈥檚 Oral History in a Nonprint Format Award. 精东影业Oral History Association is an organization that seeks to bring together all people interested in oral history as a way of collecting and interpreting human memories to foster knowledge and human dignity.

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College of Arts & Sciences

Mindy Farmer Selected as the New Director of 精东影业鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center

Mindy Farmer, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at 精东影业 University. She started her new position on July 1. Farmer also will teach public history courses in 精东影业鈥檚 Department of History as an assistant professor 鈥

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College of Arts & Sciences

JMC's Hanson to Moderate May 4 Discussion with Oscar-Winning Director

Professor Gary Hanson will moderate a discussion with Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone as part of the 43rd annual May 4, 1970 commemoration. Stone will speak about 鈥淗istory and Memory in Film,鈥 based on his films that depict 鈥60s-era events, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. on May 4 in the University Audit鈥

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