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Police Academy now in Twinsburg

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. 

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Author, attorney and former South Carolina state lawmaker Bakari Sellers, in a recent interview with NPR, questioned whether the country has learned the lessons of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.

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Spring Commencement 2024

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

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Karamu 2024

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

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May 4 Commemoration 2024

This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's history and the university's foundational values. 

Dean Kahler, shot and paralyzed on May 4, 1970, rings the Victory Bell at the 54th Commemoration of the shootings.

Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

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Chris Post speaks at Jerry M. Lewis Lecture Series

Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.

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Candlelight Walk and Vigil 2021

Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.

Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Police Department.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Police Department. 

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Bird Image courtesy of https://macaulaylibrary.org

Every spring and fall millions of birds migrate through Northeast Ohio on their way to or from their breeding grounds. With their song and bright colors, birds help brighten our campus after a long winter.