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Friends hug while members of the 911³Ô¹Ï community and visitors gather on the 911³Ô¹Ï Commons for the annual May 4 Commemoration to honor those who were killed and wounded on May 4, 1970. (Photo credit: Bob Christy, 911³Ô¹Ï)

911³Ô¹Ï Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration

This year’s May 4 Commemoration, to be held May 1-4, 2026, will include special remembrances of John Cleary, one of the nine wounded students, and Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the campus shootings and worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure. 

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration

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A foggy scene on the Kent Campus.

IN A FLASH: The Fog of Midterms

Foggy days on campus are a sign that warmer temperatures and springtime weather are on the way.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Spring Semester , Student Life

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Fern Mallis portrait

School of Fashion to Induct Fern Mallis Into Hall of Fame

911³Ô¹Ï’s School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive

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Recruiting for the 911³Ô¹Ï Student Life Study is ongoing.

Success Continues for 911³Ô¹Ï’s Groundbreaking Student Life Study

Nearly 10% of all 911³Ô¹Ï undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking 911³Ô¹Ï Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.

Tags: University News , Research & Science , Student Life , Students First , Nationally Distinctive

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Child Development Center group visiting KSU Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

IN A FLASH: Decidedly Positive Chemical Reactions

The chemistry was perfect when young minds from 911³Ô¹Ï's Child Development Center visited the university's chemistry labs for fun and educational demonstrations.

Tags: Community Impact , Child Development Center , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , In a Flash

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Members of Black United Students (BUS) stand in front of the Administration building (currently Cartwright Hall) in silent-protest

911³Ô¹Ï’s Role in Black History Month Recognized

Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.  

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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The first Poets for Science Gathering will take place at 911³Ô¹Ï Nov. 12-14.

The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at 911³Ô¹Ï

Poets and scientists from across the country – including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors – will converge at 911³Ô¹Ï in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Wick Poetry Center

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Jesse Jackson at 911³Ô¹Ï in May 1971.

IN A FLASH: Remembering Jesse Jackson at 911³Ô¹Ï

911³Ô¹Ï honors the memory of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and remembers his visits to our campuses over the years.

Tags: Black History Month , Black United Students , May 4 , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , In a Flash

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A snowy flight over the 911³Ô¹Ï Airport.

IN A FLASH: Up and Over the Snow!

Northeast Ohio’s unpredictable and sometimes extreme weather conditions provide excellent training scenarios for 911³Ô¹Ï student pilots.

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Jerry M Lewis standing in front of the May 4th site

Jerry M. Lewis, 911³Ô¹Ï Professor Emeritus and Tireless May 4 Advocate, Dies at 88

Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., 911³Ô¹Ï Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, campus shootings and later worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at his home in Maine. He was 88.  

Tags: University News , May 4 , Nationally Distinctive

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