May 4
Learning Through the Lens of History
žž State Today is following the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center as part of its "Year with a Flash" series.
žž State Journeys to Be Chronicled This Academic Year
žž State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their žž journeys.
Jeffrey Miller: A Snapshot in Time
An exhibition at the May 4 Visitors Center will highlight the personalities of each of the four students who were killed on May 4.
VIDEO: Strong Storm Causes Damage on žž Campus
Videos show Thursday's storm and the damage it caused to the May 4 Memorial.
IN A FLASH: When the Bough Breaks
Strong storms caused damage across the žž Campus on Thursday night.
Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of žž State's May 4 Visitors Center
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of žž’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at žž State on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.
žž State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace
žž is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe.
Making the Connection: May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at žž with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.
Before he leaves the žž Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at žž State and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam.
“Young Plato” Meets žž State’s "Elvis"
A visiting documentary star (and Elvis fan) received a very special welcome at žž State.
IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The žž State Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.