May 4


Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s Headlines
Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.
IN A FLASH: Blue, Gold and Greening
Slowly, the Kent Campus is seeing its greenery return.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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.

May 4 Historian Reflects on Singer David Crosby's Ties to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí
Professor Emeritus Laura Davis, co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and May 4 Visitors Center, and a witness to the 1970 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí shootings, shares personal reflections on singer David Crosby's ties to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

David Crosby Passes Away at 81
Singer-songwriter David Crosby, who performed the iconic "Ohio" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young following the events at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí of May 4, 1970, passed away at the age of 81.

Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie
reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year.

Honors College May 4 Scholarship Recipient

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.