May 4 Visitors Center
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s May 4 Site
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
May 4 Site Guided Tours Offered During Taylor Hall Renovations
Guided tours of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's historic May 4 grounds will be offered daily as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall.
University Libraries Provides Access to С»ÆƬÊÓƵ May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by С»ÆƬÊÓƵ President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Memorial Service in 1971.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
