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Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at 911³Ô¹Ï’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 911³Ô¹Ï Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature 911³Ô¹Ï Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
May 4 and One Family’s 911³Ô¹Ï Legacy
The Maltempi family is not your average 911³Ô¹Ï family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended 911³Ô¹Ï. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending 911³Ô¹Ï.
911³Ô¹Ï Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 911³Ô¹Ï students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.
Visual Footprints in Time
More than 1,000 photos of Black student life have been digitized and are waiting for members of the 911³Ô¹Ï community to help identify them.
Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie
reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at 911³Ô¹Ï on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year.
Florida Playwright Produces Drama Inspired by May 4, 1970
911³Ô¹Ï was more than 100 miles away from Philip Middleton Williams’ high school and his home in Perrysburg, but the May 4, 1970, shootings, which killed four students and wounded nine, reverberated through his psyche and brought the Vietnam War front and center. Williams was inspired by the May 4 events to write and produce a play "The Sugar Ridge Rag."
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Maintaining the Living Memorial of Daffodil Hill
Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now.
Keeping the Flame Alive: Local Couple Reflects on Decades of Organizing, Supporting May 4 Walk and Vigil
As key supporters and organizers of the May 4 Candlelight Walk and Vigil, Michael and Kendra Pacifico say the event is the time when people can put their politics aside to honor those who died and were wounded on May 4, 1970.
911³Ô¹Ï Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
911³Ô¹Ï has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on 911³Ô¹Ï students during an anti-war protest.