It’s the “why” behind the scent of pluff mud, and the thought of making use of this vast natural resource, that’s behind an on-going undergraduate research project in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel.

A look at some of the big events happening in and around The Citadel’s campus, including a visit from best-selling history author Rick Atkinson.

“How this is going to play out is very difficult to tell but it can be extremely disruptive,” said Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel.

Opinion piece written by Richard Ebeling, Ph.D., BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel.

The Oath Ceremony for The Citadel Class of 2023 will be live streamed on the college’s Facebook page and on YouTube beginning at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19. The class will stand on Summerall Field and take an oath pledging to abide by the college’s core values of honor, duty and respect as future members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

The top three Best Value Colleges in South Carolina on Smartasset’s 2019 edition are listed in this order: The Citadel, Clemson University and University of South Carolina.

“Nobody trains cadets to be leaders like The Citadel does, but being at Parris Island this year raised the experience for our cadre to a new level,” said Capt. Geno Paluso, USN (Ret.), commandant of cadets at The Citadel.

J. Goosby Smith, Associate Professor of Leadership at The Citadel, discusses the double-edged role leaders have and the duties that come with that.

For five months Greg Kraft, his wife Roxanne and other family members have been waiting and hoping that Matthew’s body would be found.

Jackson, a 2017 graduate of The Citadel, is back home in Mobile, Ala., after playing a season of professional American football in Turkey.