Featured Videos
A video from the Armed With Our Voices exhibition explores the events and aftermath of May 4, 1970.
First generation college student John McDermott, BBA '20, on the value of higher education.
President Diacon on how Flashes can help take care of Flashes through the Pay It Flash Forward Emergency Fund (now known as the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund).
Through exposure to Kent State programs and research into black student activism, digital media production and Pan-African studies major Aidan Taylor embraced his cultural heritage—and expanded his vision to examine how African Americans are represented in the media and how they see themselves in the world.
A large, multidisciplinary team from Kent State partnered with the Opera di Santa Croce to help unite a statue in Florence with a similar one in New York—for an exhibition that explores the theme of liberty.
Take Note
“In these uncertain times”—we’ve lost count of how often we’ve seen that phrase in recent weeks. The coronavirus crisis grew into a global pandemic as we were putting together this issue, and suddenly we were washing our hands repeatedly and working remotely.
As announcements of cancellations and postponements came in, we had to adapt, adding and cutting content when necessary. Although there wasn’t room for everything and everyone we had hoped to cover in the print version, this online version of the magazine has some more stories and links.
And to reflect on the meaning of May 4 for today, may we refer you to the final page of This We Know: A Chronology of the Shootings at Kent State, May 1970, by Carole A. Barbato, Laura L. Davis, and Mark F. Seeman (2012, The Kent State University Press), adapted below:
“The shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970 spurred the largest student strike in US history; changed American’s consciousness about the Vietnam War; encouraged Congress to lower the voting age to 18 and begin to withdraw funding for the war; changed Ohio National Guard regulations so that nonlethal weapons were carried for campus disturbances; set a precedent in the US Supreme Court, allowing public officials acting in the capacity of their office to be brought to trial for their actions; remind us of the importance of protecting the rights of the First Amendment; show us the need to communicate effectively and respect differences; and demonstrate that young people can make a difference.”
Young people can make a difference. We know that only too well at Kent State, and we continue to work every day to ensure that more young people have access to higher education and opportunities to explore the world and themselves.
Stay safe and be well.
