Landmark Scholars accepted into “Making Meaning of May 4” participate in a weeklong summer workshop on the history of the shooting of student demonstrators at Kent State on May 4, 1970. The site is a National Historic Landmark, and "May 4th" 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; and reminding us all to practice and protect the First Amendment.
You’ll work with the best scholar-experts to develop lesson plans for your students (in all disciplines). You’ll have access to much electronic information to use with students. Workshop faculty include witnesses to the shootings, two surviving casualties of the shootings, K–12 experts, experts on movements of the 1960s, and an Ohio National guardsman on site during the shootings.
On this website, you'll find more about the workshop, including the daily schedule and options for earning graduate workshop credits; information about the project team; and logistics of housing, travel, and estimated costs.
  • For grade 6-12 educators
  • Offered twice: June 21-26 and July 12-17
  • $1200 stipend paid to participants
  • Graduate credit/CEU options available
  • All applicants who met the qualifying March 1 deadline will be notified on March 27 of their status in the program.
Questions? Please email May4NEH@kent.edu
Photo by John P. Filo: Mary Vecchio kneeling over Jeffrey Miller
© John P. Filo