Schedule of Events
To honor and remember the events that occurred on that tragic day, virtual events and exhibits hosted by Kent State University students, faculty and staff are scheduled through May 4.
Authors: Barbara Child, Laura Davis, Rodney Dillman, Susan Erenrich, Tom Grace, David Hassler, Miriam Jackson, Peter Jedick, Neal Johnson, Donald Miller, Chera Thompson, and Paula Stone Tucker.
Come meet and remember with this year's authors.
The campus community and visitors will gather at noon on the May 4 site at the Kent State Commons to commemorate the moment that gunfire erupted 55 years ago.
Explore the Kent campus via golf cart, with the scholars behind behind the oral histories map site MappingMay4.kent.edu. Visitors will tour the area and hear audio clips from those who experienced events at each site in 1970.
Continue the momentum immediately following this year's May 4 commemoration with a social mixer and open mic just up the hill in Taylor Hall.
Join acclaimed folk duo Magpie—Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino—for a powerful evening of music and reflection on the 55th anniversary of the Kent State shootings. Originating in Kent in 1973, Magpie has spent over 50 years using music to advocate for justice, peace, and social change.
Join the Trumbull County Historical Society in a conversation with Modern Props’ John Zabrucky and Devo’s Gerald V.
Jerry Lewis was professor of sociology at Kent State University from 1966 to 1996. He witnessed the May 4 shootings as a faculty marshal and dedicated much of his career to researching, memorializing, and lecturing about the events of May 4, 1970.
Jerry Lewis was professor of sociology at Kent State University from 1966 to 1996. He witnessed the May 4 shootings as a faculty marshal and dedicated much of his career to researching, memorializing, and lecturing about the events of May 4, 1970.
460 shots in 30 seconds! You may have noticed a banner bearing the words 'Long Live the Spirit of Kent and Jackson State' during the May 4 commemoration, but do you really know what happened at Jackson State?
Jerry Lewis was professor of sociology at Kent State University from 1966 to 1996. He witnessed the May 4 shootings as a faculty marshal and dedicated much of his career to researching, memorializing, and lecturing about the events of May 4, 1970.