Award-winning journalist Nadia Sussman visits Shippensburg University

Recently, the Department of Communication, Journalism and Media (CJM) received a 2026 Scripps Howard Foundation Award. As part of the award, on Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2026, globally recognized journalist and filmmaker Nadia Sussman will be visiting Shippensburg University as a journalist-in-residence.  During her time at Ship, she will be offering students and the…

National Park Service veteran, Christopher Gwinn’08 returns to Ship to share public history career opportunities

On Sept. 23, 2026,  the Department of History and Philosophy, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School and the History Club sponsored the annual public history lecture in Stewart Hall.  Prior to the lecture, current students, alumni and faculty gathered at a reception in the Fashion Archives and Museum to reconnect and network…

Grand opening of 250th Anniversary exhibit at the Fashion Archives

On April 23rd, the Fashion Archives and Museum at Shippensburg University is showcasing its latest exhibit, Happy Birthday! American Milestones from Lafayette to Today, from 4 to 6 p.m.  The exhibit honors the nation’s 250th anniversary and commemorates the shifting identities that the country has faced throughout history, through the display of clothing, souvenirs and folk arts tied to its milestone…

Ship students attend 22nd Annual PA Conference for Women in Philadelphia

On behalf of Shippensburg University’s Women and Gender Studies (WMST) program, and in partnership with the Psychology Department and admissions, Iyanna Burton, Emma Fasnacht, Em Matlock, Riley Mazzie, Madi Shively, Jean Stinchfield, alongside Dr. Misty Knight, the director the of the WMST program, attended the 22nd Annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philadelphia.  The conference…