Practical ideas and noble ideals drove the bipartisan embrace of higher education during the years preceding 1970. And then, to what extent did Kent State trigger the steady decline of easy access to university educations and the idea that college isn’t, and shouldn’t be, for everyone?
Writer and author Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Enquirer, provides historical context and Kent State President Todd Diacon shares the experience of following values to navigate today’s divided culture, using lessons learned from May 4 1970.
- How the Kent State Massacre Raised Your Tuition
- Kent State Centers on Values Amid Time of War, Divisions
- JFK Building Peace for All Time
- Mario Savio on the Fight for Campus Reform
Legacy: May 4, a Kent State Today podcast
Hosted by Stephen Ward, Vice President for University Communications & Marketing
For more information and to listen to all of the episodes, visit https://www.kent.edu/may4/legacy
