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Alan Canfora Collage

Protector of History: Alan Canfora Collection to be Dedicated at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Libraries

The largest private collection of documents and materials relating to the May 4, 1970, shootings at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ, amassed by survivor Alan Canfora, will be formally dedicated by University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives on May 

Tags: May 4 Commemoration , University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4

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С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students Ayat Husain, Saloni Christian and Jaden Hacking are pursuing podiatric medicine careers.

Why These С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Students Chose a Career in Podiatric Medicine

From a suturing workshop to a shadowing experience to a career-changing foot injury, three С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students found their way to podiatric medicine, and they want undergraduate students to consider it too.

Tags: Health , Nationally Distinctive , College of Podiatric Medicine , Department of Biological Sciences , Exercise Science

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May 4 Commemoration graphic

MEDIA ADVISORY: С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history. 

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration

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Laura Davis on Daffodil Hill

‘Perseverance Is Going to Have to Be Part of the Process’

Laura Davis, Ph.D., co-founder and first director of С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµâ€™s May 4 Visitors Center, was recently named a Woman of the Year by the Summit County Historical Society. Davis was a first-year student at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ on May 4, 1970, and she shares her journey to becoming an activist and what people today can learn from America’s history of protest. 

Tags: Profiles , May 4 , May 4 Visitors Center , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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Fern Mallis is the 2026 inductee into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

Fashion Industry Heavyweight Heading to С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ for Hall of Fame Induction

Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success. It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , School of Fashion , Community & Society

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2026 Bateman Gold PRSSA Team

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Gold Team Earns National Honors in Prestigious Bateman Case Study Competition

For five С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students, the classroom recently transformed into a high-stakes public relations agency boardroom. Their efforts caught the attention of the industry’s top judges, earning the team a prestigious honorable mention in the 2026 Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition.

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Public Relations

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Workshop with Thomas Schroth visiting artist Furman.

IN A FLASH: Storytelling in Brilliant Color

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ students learned how to express identity and share stories with bold color and design from a renowned, international artist as part of the 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.

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2025 Fashion Show

173 Looks, 48 Designers and One Industry Legend Headline Fashion Week

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ's School of Fashion opens its biggest week of the year on Monday, April 27, with events running daily through Saturday, May 2. The six-day stretch builds toward the Annual Fashion Show and culminates with the induction of Fern Mallis — widely known as the "Godmother of Fashion" — into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

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Fashion & Feather at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

‘Fashion & Feather’ Opens at Cleveland Museum of Natural History

A new exhibition pairing fashion from С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened April 22 — Earth Day — at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11.

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2026 Fashion Show Graphic

School of Fashion Presents the 2026 Annual Fashion Show

The nationally and internationally ranked С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 30-May 2, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.

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