May 4 Visitors Center
Learning Through the Lens of History
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.
Learning Through the Lens of History
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today is following the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center as part of its "Year with a Flash" series.
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.
Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's May 4 Visitors Center
After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.
Working in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ to Bring Innovation to Students in Brazil
Educators from Brazil visited Northeast Ohio institutions for inspirations in innovative teaching.
IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970.
IN A FLASH: Voices of Remembrance
Connecting the Story of May 4 to Today’s Headlines
Since it first opened 10 years ago, the mission of the May 4 Visitors Center has continued to evolve.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Grad Remembers Once-in-a-Lifetime Meeting With David CrosbyÂ
As a public relations major, alumna Taylor Pierce interviewed iconic singer/songwriter David Crosby when he visited the May 4 Visitors Center in 2017. Crosby died this week at the age of 81.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Installs Bronze Markers to Honor Nine Students and Identify Where They Were Wounded on May 4, 1970
New bronze markers identify the locations where nine students were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on May 4, 1970, during an anti-war demonstration.