While groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda have lost ground in the Middle East, terrorist attacks and extremist ideologies have spread across many African nations. Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Ph.D., executive director of Quilliam in North America and assistant professor in The Citadel’s Department of Intelligence and Security Studies, and Katherine Zimmerman, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and research manager for AEI’s Critical Threats Project, discuss options for responding to these threats.

We need these talented young people to help us transform our businesses and processes to compete as effectively as possible in the not-so-distant future. Paying our success forward now as mindful mentors who understand what these future professionals value most will keep our businesses relevant as this generational shift progresses.

NACAS, the largest auxiliary and ancillary services support organization serving higher education, named Allison Bringardner, Assistant Director for Alumni Events and Engagement at The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, winner of NACAS South Regional Rising Star Award

“Lt. Col. Doug Kelley’s deeds and and actions reflect and recognize the importance of his education at The Citadel. He exemplifies our core values of honor, duty and respect. The Citadel Alumni Association is proud to recognize him as the 2018 Alumnus of the Year,” said Tom McAlister, interim executive director for the CAA.

Intelligence, homeland and cyber security issues are constantly in the news – from the Russian elections interference to Facebook hacks to the recent rash of pipe bomb mailings.  Which is why our next guest’s Lowcountry university recently launched a degree program focused on intelligence and security.

Citadel Cadets studying abroad in Cyprus, Greece are engrossed in learning about the Cypriot culture that surrounds them.

“One thing we’ve realized ever since we’ve been here is, our kids will get up for those games,” Thompson says. “They’ll play extremely hard. Most of my guys don’t have a whole lot of scholarship offers coming out of high school. They play with a little bit of an edge.”

When almost 800,000 middle school students around the nation open the November issue of Junior Scholastic magazine, they’ll be learning about global issues, science and history. They’ll also be learning about the first woman to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

The Feb. 9, 2019 event will once again bring up to 3,000 visitors to campus for what is now a tradition for many of the teams that compete. But as STEM teachers from K-12 schools, engineering mentors, business, community, college and military team leaders consider their strategies, some of them have a have a new puzzle to ponder.

The Tommy Baker Veterans Fellowship recipients for the 2018-19 academic year include five veteran students studying through The Citadel Graduate College in a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.