Kent State University is pleased to announce we will offer our NEH-supported Landmarks Workshops "Making Meaning of May 4: The Kent State Shootings in US History" during the Summer of 2021, through remote delivery.
“Making Meaning of May 4” explores the history of the shooting of student demonstrators at Kent State on May 4, 1970. What at Kent State we call “May Fourth” is recognized for changing public opinion about the Vietnam War; setting precedent in the US Supreme Court; changing National Guard armament policy; helping to lower the voting age to 18; impacting culture and the arts; and reminding us all to practice and protect the First Amendment. 
  • Remote delivery (100% online)
  • For middle and high school educators
  • Offered twice: June 20–25, 2021 & July 18–23, 2021
  • $1,300 stipend paid to participants
  • Grad credit & contact hour options available
  • Please note: Applications for the 2021 Making Meaning of May 4 workshops are now closed.
Workshop participants will work with the best scholar-experts to develop a lesson plan for their students. Workshop faculty include witnesses to the shootings, surviving casualties of the shootings, K–12 experts, and experts on movements of the 1960s. Participants will also learn how to access extensive archival information to use with students.
We invite you to explore this website to learn more about our work, and encourage you to return this fall, when educator resources stemming from the workshops will be posted here.
Questions? Please email May4NEH@kent.edu
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