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С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration
This year’s May 4 Commemoration, to be held May 1-4, 2026, will include special remembrances of John Cleary, one of the nine wounded students, and Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the campus shootings and worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure.
IN A FLASH: The Fog of Midterms
Foggy days on campus are a sign that warmer temperatures and springtime weather are on the way.
School of Fashion to Induct Fern Mallis Into Hall of Fame
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.
Success Continues for С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Groundbreaking Student Life Study
Nearly 10% of all С»ÆƬÊÓƵ undergraduates are participating in the groundbreaking С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Student Life Study, providing the university with concrete information about what it’s like to be a modern-day college student.
IN A FLASH: Decidedly Positive Chemical Reactions
The chemistry was perfect when young minds from С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Child Development Center visited the university's chemistry labs for fun and educational demonstrations.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Role in Black History Month Recognized
Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.
The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
Poets and scientists from across the country – including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors – will converge at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.
IN A FLASH: Remembering Jesse Jackson at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ honors the memory of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and remembers his visits to our campuses over the years.
IN A FLASH: Up and Over the Snow!
Northeast Ohio’s unpredictable and sometimes extreme weather conditions provide excellent training scenarios for С»ÆƬÊÓƵ student pilots.
Jerry M. Lewis, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Professor Emeritus and Tireless May 4 Advocate, Dies at 88
Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Professor Emeritus of Sociology, who served as a faculty marshal during the May 4, 1970, campus shootings and later worked tirelessly to ensure that the legacy of May 4 would endure, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, at his home in Maine. He was 88.