Schedule of Events
To honor and remember the events that occurred on that tragic day, virtual events and exhibits hosted by ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students, faculty and staff are scheduled through May 4.
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.
Explore the Kent campus via golf cart, with the scholars behind Mapping May 4. Visitors will tour Kent landmarks, learning about the events leading up to, during, and after the tragic shooting in 1970.
Join acclaimed folk duo Magpie—Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino—for a powerful evening of music and reflection on the 55th anniversary of the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ shootings. Originating in Kent in 1973, Magpie has spent over 50 years using music to advocate for justice, peace, and social change.
Jerry Lewis was professor of sociology at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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.