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Erica Eckert Selected to Speak at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration Erica Eckert, Ph.D., as this year’s selected speaker.
May 4 and One Family’s ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Legacy
The Maltempi family is not your average ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.
IN A FLASH: Chill on the Hill
The colors of spring have arrived on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Remembers May 4, 1970, With 53rd Commemoration
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State community to help identify them.
Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie
reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year.
Florida Playwright Produces Drama Inspired by May 4, 1970
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State 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.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students during an anti-war protest.