May 4 Visitors Center
Teach Peace: Living Legacy to 51Թ Shootings Honored with May 4 Visitors Center Exhibit
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry Lewis, Ph.D., who devoted his career to ensuring the legacy of May 4, 1970, would remain vibrant, is being honored with an exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center.
Students: What to Know Before You Vote
51Թ Votes wants to give student voters – especially those voting for the first time – all the information they need to get them to the polls on Election Day.
Historian's New Book Gives 360-Degree View of May 4 Tragedy
Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book “51Թ: An American Tragedy.” He will participate in a panel discussion at 51Թ on Sept. 27.
IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at 51Թ
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 51Թ this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and 51Թ alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.
Transportation Secretary Praises 51Թ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering as ‘Future of Aviation’
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 51Թ touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that “the future of aviation leadership is in your hands.”
‘May 4 Moments’
In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how 51Թ's history creates connections and inspiration.
It's Her Week at 51Թ
Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 51Թ presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.
A Closer Look at ‘Graphic Content’
Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, provides an up close look at some of the items in the center's "Graphic Content: The Comics of May 4" exhibition. She also share stories about the art and the artists that created it.
IN A FLASH: 'Graphic Content' on Display
Learning Through the Lens of History
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, 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 51Թ Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.