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Alan Canfora Collage

Protector of History: Alan Canfora Collection to be Dedicated at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Libraries

The largest private collection of documents and materials relating to the May 4, 1970, shootings at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, amassed by survivor Alan Canfora, will be formally dedicated by the University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives on May 3

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

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students Ayat Husain, Saloni Christian and Jaden Hacking are pursuing podiatric medicine careers.

Why These ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Students Chose a Career in Podiatric Medicine

From a suturing workshop to a shadowing experience to a career-changing foot injury, three ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students found their way to podiatric medicine, and they want undergraduate students to consider it too.

Tags: Health , Nationally Distinctive , College of Podiatric Medicine , Department of Biological Sciences , Exercise Science

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May 4 Commemoration graphic

MEDIA ADVISORY: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

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

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Laura Davis on Daffodil Hill

‘Perseverance Is Going to Have to Be Part of the Process’

Laura Davis, Ph.D., co-founder and first director of May 4 Visitors Center, was recently named a Woman of the Year by the Summit County Historical Society. Davis was a first-year student at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State on May 4, 1970, and she shares her journey to becoming an activist and what people today can learn from America's history of protest. 

Tags: Profiles , May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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Fern Mallis is the 2026 inductee into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

Fashion Industry Heavyweight Heading to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State for Hall of Fame Induction

Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success. It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , School of Fashion , Community & Society

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2026 Bateman Gold PRSSA Team

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Gold Team Earns National Honors in Prestigious Bateman Case Study Competition

For five ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students, the classroom recently transformed into a high-stakes public relations agency boardroom. Their efforts caught the attention of the industry’s top judges, earning the team a prestigious honorable mention in the 2026 Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition.

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Public Relations

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Workshop with Thomas Schroth visiting artist Furman.

IN A FLASH: Storytelling in Brilliant Color

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students learned how to express identity and share stories with bold color and design from a renowned, international artist as part of the 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.

Tags: Arts & Culture , School of Fashion , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series , Nationally Distinctive

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2025 Fashion Show

173 Looks, 48 Designers and One Industry Legend Headline Fashion Week

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's School of Fashion opens its biggest week of the year on Monday, April 27, with events running daily through Saturday, May 2. The six-day stretch builds toward the Annual Fashion Show and culminates with the induction of Fern Mallis — widely known as the "Godmother of Fashion" — into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive

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Fashion & Feather at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

‘Fashion & Feather’ Opens at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

A new exhibition pairing fashion from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened April 22 — Earth Day — at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11.

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2026 Fashion Show Graphic

School of Fashion Presents the 2026 Annual Fashion Show

The nationally and internationally ranked ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 30-May 2, in Crawford Hall on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive

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