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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Professor 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center Ballroom.

ToddCast Episode 3: Jerry M. Lewis

Join us on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State ToddCast as President Todd Diacon revisits a conversation with Professor Emeritus Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D.

Tags: May 4 , Community & Society , Community Impact , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Visitors Center

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Emerson College Professor Gregory Payne Ph.D., far right, teaches a course on the tragedies at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and Jackson State tragedies will visit Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State on May 2-4, when the university holds its annual commemoration.

Tags: University News , Student Life , May 4 Commemoration , May 4 Task Force , Community & Society

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

Students Guiding the History of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

The May 4 Visitors Center uses Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’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. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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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.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , Community & Society

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students and faculty touched hearts and inspired community engagement. The six-day/five-night trip in March 2025 was sponsored by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Office of Community Engaged Learning. 

Tags: Community Engaged Learning , May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Community Impact , Community & Society

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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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR's Here and Now.

Tags: Profiles , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life

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Students Love Ñý¼§Ö±²¥â€™s Nightlife, Food and Events

From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Experts Float the Physical Impact of Extended Space Travel

On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

Tags: Community & Society , Research & Science , Nationally Distinctive , College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Apartment items separated into donations, trash or keep boxes

Donate Unwanted Items During Move Out

During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw ‘N’ Go, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society , Student Life

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