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Senior Sophie Swengel became involved with the May 4 Task Force early on in her college career.

A Legacy of Remembrance: 50th Anniversary of May 4 Task Force

As the May 4 Task Force celebrates its golden anniversary this year, chair Sophie Swengel is proud to once again preserve the memory of May 4, 1970, and the people who were lost and injured that day.

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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2024

IN A FLASH: It's Not Just One Day

Remembering May 4, 1970 at ÂÌñÉçis not confined to just the events around the annual commemoration on campus, but is part of living and learning at ÂÌñÉçthroughout the year.

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ÂÌñÉçProfessor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., a faculty marshal on May 4, 1970, addresses attendees of the inaugural Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis

Join us on the ÂÌñÉçToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

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Emerson College Professor Gregory Payne Ph.D., far right, teaches a course on the tragedies at ÂÌñÉçand Jackson State

Hoping Tragic History Will Never Repeat Itself

A group of Emerson College students in Boston, who are enrolled in Gregory Payne’s course about the ÂÌñÉçand Jackson State tragedies will visit ÂÌñÉçon May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.

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Student tour guide Emma Butera talking about the aftermath of May 4

Students Guiding the History of Kent State

The May 4 Visitors Center uses ÂÌñÉç’s history to help guide the community in understanding the past and applying it to the present. Tours conducted by student guides are a rich part of this process.  

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , May 4 Commemoration , Community & Society

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Artificial Intelligence in Translation and Interpretation

Geoff Koby, Ph.D., professor of Translation Studies and German, certified freelance translator and president of the American Translators Association (ATA), said artificial intelligence is inescapable in translation and interpretation now. 

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Carston Brumfield, 14, is one of the students from the Stark County Educational Service Center, working on a mural for inside the School of Peace and Conflict Studies in McGilvrey Hall.

What Does Peace Look Like?

It may seem like a simple question: What does peace look like?  

But the answers can be profoundly different depending on who is asked.

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ÂÌñÉçstudents visiting the Margaret Walker Center.

‘Experiencing These Things Firsthand Left A Mark On My Heart’

An Alternative Spring Break journey to historic civil rights sites in Mississippi by ÂÌñÉçstudents and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by Kent State’s Office of Community Engaged Learning. 

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Angela Neal-Barnett in the news

Professor Shares How to Understand and Overcome Burnout

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Kent State, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

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Students Love Kent’s Nightlife, Food and Events

From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, Kent State’s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

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