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May 4 Visitors Center

Alison Caplan in Washington DC

‘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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's history creates connections and inspiration.

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Her Week Graphic

It's Her Week at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.

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Art from Graphic Content exhibition

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.  

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The May 4 Visitor Center prepares for the opening of "Graphic Content"

IN A FLASH: 'Graphic Content' on Display

   "Graphic Content: Comics of May 4" opens March 20 at the May 4 Visitors Center. This exhibition features graphic art depictions of May 4 , spanning three generations including work by Katherine Wirick, Derf Backderf and ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumnus Chuck Ayers.  The artwork will be…

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Alison Caplan with Jeffrey Miller displays

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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

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Learning Through the Lens of History

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Today is following the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center as part of its "Year with a Flash" series. 

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Jeffrey Miller, April 1970

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. 

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Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's May 4 Visitors Center.

Preserving the May 4 Legacy: Alison Caplan Named New Director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's May 4 Visitors Center

After a national search, Alison Caplan has been selected as the new director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s May 4 Visitors Center, a museum that tells the story of the shootings at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì on May 4, 1970, set in the context of the 1960s.

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Douglas Scott McKenzie with Amy Reynolds and Todd Diacon at May 4 Commemoration 2023

IN A FLASH: Commemoration and Community

The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970. 

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