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May 4 University Updates

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Neil Cooper, Ph.D., of the University of Bradford in the U.K. has been selected as the inaugural director of ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Neil Cooper Named Inaugural Director of ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies

×ÔοÊÓƵ has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management. 
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Chris Post, Ph.D., associate professor of geography at ×ÔοÊÓƵ at Stark, is a memorials expert who serves as a member of ×ÔοÊÓƵ President Beverly J. Warren’s Advisory Committee for the 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970.

Memorials Expert Chris Post Discusses 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970

Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and…
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A visitor learns about the events surrounding May 4, 1970 while visiting the May 4 Visitors Center

Front Row Seat to History: What Freshmen Take Away From May 4 Visitor Center Tours

×ÔοÊÓƵ sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students.
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Artist Don Drumm poses with a photo of his sculpture that was shot on May 4, 1970, at ×ÔοÊÓƵ.

Heart of Steel

Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of ×ÔοÊÓƵ with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.
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Pictured (left to right) are Bradley Keefer, Mindy Farmer, Laura Davis, Burt Logan of the Ohio History Connection, Lori Boes and Mark Seeman. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection)

×ÔοÊÓƵ Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

The Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office Awards has recognized ×ÔοÊÓƵ with a 2018 Public Education and Awareness Award.
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As May 4 Commemoration Project Manager, ×ÔοÊÓƵ Alumnus Rodney Flauhaus is taking on the task of planning the 50th anniversary commemoration of May 4, 1970.

×ÔοÊÓƵ Alumnus Leads Planning for 50th Anniversary Commemoration of May 4, 1970

Rodney Flauhaus is ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s new May 4 Commemoration Project Manager.
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