Social Sciences at Shawnee State University

09/24/2026

Some fascinating sports history from the SSU Center for Public History.

06/27/2026

Good news for social science and humanities majors!

“The intriguing findings: Grads who majored in the social sciences and humanities are proving to be resilient in today’s job market because they gained skills that can be used across multiple industries.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/courtney-connley-hampton/2026/06/25/the-college-majors-most-likely-to-get-you-hired/?

Hiring of college grads is down across the board. But certain majors are able to access opportunities in a wider array of industries, new LinkedIn data shows.

10/20/2025

This Thursday, 10/23, at 4pm, the Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub and the SSU Center for Public History will host a public program with author James B. Wells. Scioto County native Wells will read from his new book, "Because," and sit with Prof. Andrew Feight for a conversation about his thirty-year odyssey to uncover the truth and meaning behind his father’s covered-up and still CIA-classified death in Vietnam in 1965.
They will discuss how James’ discovery of a trove of letters in his mother’s house started his journey and became the basis for his “investigative memoir.” Along the way, they will explore the challenges of researching and telling stories that involve still-classified sources. Copies of Because: A CIA Coverup & a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew will be on sale at the program.

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07/02/2025

The Department of Social Sciences at Shawnee State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Instructor in American History. This is a renewable annual appointment beginning in August 2025.

The History Program at Shawnee State University includes a Public History focus that emphasizes project-based learning through the award-winning Center for Public History. Students gain hands-on experience with museums, archives, and digital history projects, preparing for careers in education, museums, archives, cultural resource management, public policy, and heritage tourism, or for graduate study in history, law, library science, or museum studies. Located in the Department of Social Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences, the History Program’s faculty also teach courses in the General Education Program.

We seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with a preferred expertise in post-Civil War U.S. history and public history. Preference will be given to candidates whose work engages the Appalachian region or the Upper Ohio Valley.

The successful candidate will teach a 5:5 load of undergraduate courses, including U.S. history surveys and upper-division electives in their area of specialization.The instructor will contribute to the development of a new Public History concentration with strong ties to the Shawnee State University’s Center for Public History. We welcome candidates committed to community-engaged teaching and public-facing scholarship.The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, to ensure best consideration, candidates are encouraged to submit their application by July 15, 2025.

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06/16/2025

The Department of Social Sciences at Shawnee State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Instructor in American History. This is a renewable annual appointment beginning in August 2025.

About the Program:
The History Program at Shawnee State University includes a Public History focus that emphasizes project-based learning through the award-winning Center for Public History. Students gain hands-on experience with museums, archives, and digital history projects, preparing for careers in education, museums, archives, cultural resource management, public policy, and heritage tourism, or for graduate study in history, law, library science, or museum studies. Located in the Department of Social Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences, the History Program’s faculty also teach courses in the General Education Program.

We seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with a preferred expertise in post-Civil War U.S. history and public history. Preference will be given to candidates whose work engages the Appalachian region or the Upper Ohio Valley. The successful candidate will teach a 5:5 load of undergraduate courses, including U.S. history surveys and upper-division electives in their area of specialization.

The instructor will contribute to the development of a new Public History concentration with strong ties to the Shawnee State University’s Center for Public History. We welcome candidates committed to community-engaged teaching and public-facing scholarship.

The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, to ensure best consideration, candidates are encouraged to submit their application by July 15, 2025.

The Department of Social Sciences at Shawnee State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Instructor in American History. This is a renewable annual appointment beginning in August 2025.  About the Program:The History Program at Shawnee State University includes a Public ...

02/01/2025

Our very own, Dr. Andrew Feight, Professor of History and the director of the SSU Center for Public, is in the spotlight over at the Portsmouth Daily Times.

“My mission is to work with college students and local non-profits to preserve and promote the history of Portsmouth and the surrounding Appalachian region. We have an incredibly rich history and residents of the city and region have made important contributions to national history. We have a history for which we can be proud. This history when combined with the historic architecture that has been preserved is what gives Portsmouth it’s character,” Dr. Feight said.

While there are still missions to be accomplished and hurdles to leap in the greater Portsmouth area, there is massive progress being made all over by everyday people who are

11/07/2024

Dr. Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic will present her research from the EU Research Project GEMS November 19, at 7pm, at the East Ballroom in MUC, on Shawnee State University Campus

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11/01/2024

Exciting news for Portsmouth, Ohio, and Allen Chapel!

10/28/2024

Don’t miss this screening of a film about Robert Putnam’s book, Bowling Alone!

On October 30, 2024 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM in the VRCFA, join Leadership Ohio and host partners Scioto Literary and for a screening of "Join or Die" – a film about social connection in America, and the relationship between community life and the fate of our democracy.

Free Registration » https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/8uru265