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Kent State holds a commemoration each year to remember when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters, killing four students and wounding nine others.

The grant-funded effort is meant to address concerns with policing and explore crime-prevention solutions.

Lewis, a sociology professor, spent decades of scholarship and advocacy to ensure the events of May 4 were not forgotten.

The agreement means a new home in Kent for Bio-Med Science Academy's kindergarten-through-sixth-grade program.

Since opening its doors in 1985, the Kent State University Museum has been somewhat of a hidden gem. Today more and more people are drawn to see its unique collection.

Cleary was one of nine people wounded on May 4, 1970, when National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University. Four others were killed.

Ohio's new higher education bill, Senate Bill 1, requires universities to submit lists of programs granting five or less degrees annually, to be ended in a bid to make colleges more efficient. Kent State University and Cuyahoga Community College both submitted several dozen programs each.

The students demanded the university not "over comply" with Senate Bill 1, which the university cited in June when it moved to close its LGBTQ+, multicultural and women's centers on campus.

The fund, newly established by the Portage Foundation, will seed new support programs for LGBTQ+ students and residents, and emergency aid for students.

Kent State University announced it will be closing its LGBTQ Center, Multicultural Center and Women's Center in response to a new state law. Students expressed concern about the loss of support services they have come to rely on.