We REALLY wish you were here. Celebrating one of The Citadel’s most important weekends from a distance

Corps Day Weekend is when The Citadel celebrates the birthday of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. This normally includes several days of events, military parades and ceremonies along with

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Top principled leaders honored with Palmetto Awards, despite closure due to COVID-19

The Palmetto Medal Award, one of the highest awards presented by The Citadel, would normally be presented during the 2020 Corps Day Weekend.

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Introducing The Citadel Class of 2021 Summerall Guards

The Citadel announces the 61 rising-senior cadets who are now officially members of the Class of 2021 Summerall Guards, an elite military drill troupes.

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The new faces of cadet leadership at The Citadel for the Class of 2021

Despite the interruptions to campus life, The Citadel is carrying on its traditions and making the next group of cadets who will lead the Corps.

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An open letter to the Corps from The Citadel’s first lady, Gail Walters

“I see a maturity in your resolve to get through this together and a commitment to help each other.”

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Introducing The Citadel360: Feel like you’re on campus, even when you can’t be

Normally each spring, The Citadel campus is bustling with high school students enjoying cadet-led tours, information sessions with their parents or staying overnight in the barracks for a Pre-Knob cadet

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The Citadel’s first African American barber recalls his journey at South Carolina’s military college

The first African American cadet graduated from The Citadel in 1970. One year later, the school hired its first black barber to groom cadets of color.

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