Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of an invited chapter titled “Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences” in P. M. Rothbauer, K.I. Skjerdingstad, L.E.F. McKechnie, and K. Oterholm (Eds.), Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics. (2016). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
![Legendary journalist and news anchor Dan Rather will speak at ɬ the evening of May 4 as part of the ɬ Presidential Speaker Series. Legendary journalist and news anchor Dan Rather will speak at ɬ the evening of May 4 as part of the ɬ Presidential Speaker Series.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-DanRather.jpg?VersionId=9qrOj9C4GJhBRwPGQ9E_95CioDB07H8q&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5ZmU_AKW)
Few have seen the history of our world unfold like Dan Rather. The renowned journalist and former lead anchor of the CBS Evening News is coming to ɬ to reflect on his experiences as a journalist, news anchor and multimedia producer.
![ɬ faculty, staff, students and campus visitors gather on the ɬ Commons and Blanket Hill for the annual commemoration of May 4, 1970. ɬ faculty, staff, students and campus visitors gather on the ɬ Commons and Blanket Hill for the annual commemoration of May 4, 1970.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/TaskForce-Events.jpg?VersionId=4RwNQ9wqhGY5ecYv_OsSHWeH.RAlbgQW&h=e6f36a9c&itok=KTWDfByr)
Survivors remember as if it happened yesterday – the sounds, the confusion, the fear as protests and unrest escalated to a deadly level on campus. The scenario may sound similar to the events of May 4, 1970, at ɬ, but this incident happened two years prior.
![“Sandy’s Scrapbook,” a new exhibition at ɬ’s May 4 Visitors Center, pays tribute to the life of Sandy Scheuer, one of four students killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970. “Sandy’s Scrapbook,” a new exhibition at ɬ’s May 4 Visitors Center, pays tribute to the life of Sandy Scheuer, one of four students killed by Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/May4-Visitors-Center.jpg?VersionId=.YMGCub62TlKo0bidHYfx15ex1yYk6zk&h=e6f36a9c&itok=-upVBqiT)
On May 4, 1970, ɬ was placed in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard on campus ended in tragedy. Each year, as part of the May 4 Commemoration, ɬ’s May 4 Visitors Center presents events and opportunities to inquire, learn and reflect.
![ɬ associate professors Karen Cunningham and Idris Kabir Syed, co-instructors of the course titled May 4, 1970, and Its Aftermath, discuss the print, Lament: Four Dead at Kent, by Linda Lyke, a digital resource from the May 4 Collection. ɬ associate professors Karen Cunningham and Idris Kabir Syed, co-instructors of the course titled May 4, 1970, and Its Aftermath, discuss the print, Lament: Four Dead at Kent, by Linda Lyke, a digital resource from the May 4 Collection.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-May4%20Digital%20Collection1.jpg?VersionId=cwtsSlLuQKoqs497yiSK5KGkyTMn.heI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=HVdTJ2Bn)
Nearly five decades have passed since Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a gathering of protesting students on the campus of ɬ, killing four, wounding nine and impacting generations.
![Four students were killed and nine others wounded during a student protest of the Vietnam War. The site was formally dedicated as a National Historic Landmark on May 4, 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/May42018d-web.jpg?VersionId=wiONLPwFH7q9RJcq7lSsjIX6mhz86PEP&h=e6f36a9c&itok=53ulV749)
Seventeen acres on the ɬ campus denote the location of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others.
![ɬ researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study affective disorders. ɬ researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study affective disorders.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Grant1.jpg?VersionId=UH8MHw1lhSakQW0tJG8NFtDklI2ZW0s9&h=e6f36a9c&itok=wSr-iAeI)
Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are currently living with depression.
![The ɬ community got the opportunity to preview concepts for the new College of Business Administration building from four development teams. The ɬ community got the opportunity to preview concepts for the new College of Business Administration building from four development teams.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/page/Video-COBA.jpg?VersionId=EuU_1gqKCsg7BEJpyYxnwdQC_mHblEXo&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ylSio5f1)
Four development teams pitch their concepts for a new home for ɬ's College of Business Administration.
Chris Venable, College of Communication and Information, authored "Philosopher-Kings and Academic Advisers: Learning From The Republic," in The Mentor: Innovative Scholarship on Academic Advising, Junhow Wei and Janet Schulenberg (Eds.), Vol. 20, (2018): 3-11.
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New Face
courtney Marsden
Assessment and Accreditation Coordinator
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Kent Campus
The ɬ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed ɬ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, ɬ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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