May 4
The ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that “the future of aviation leadership is in your hands.â€
A group of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡.
Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡.
A professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, said his recent visit to ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ enabled him to experience his research into the May 4, 1970, ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ shootings in a whole new way.
This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡'s history and the university's foundational values.
Watch as President Diacon visits the May 4 Visitor's Center and reflects on the legacy of May 4.
Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.
Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.
Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.