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Citadel cadets enrolled in the course “The Why and the How: The Making of the International African American Museum,” tour the site of the International African American Museum with Professor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., the former Mayor of Charleston, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Dr. Elijah Heyward, the museum’s Chief Operating Officer, led the tour of the museum, which is slated to open in 2022. (Photo by Cameron Pollack / The Citadel)

Citadel cadets tour the International African American Museum site

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021

Former mayor Joe Riley and Citadel cadets in his class toured the International African American Museum currently under construction.

The 4-118th Combined Arms Battalion, SC National Guard, honored U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph B. Bulwinkle, 4-118th Combined Arms Battalion outgoing commander, and welcomed U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brandon T. Pitcher, during the 4-118th Combined Arms Battalion change of command. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly D. Calkins, SC National Guard

Citadel Graduate College’s Lt. Col. Brandon Pitcher, leading infantry battalion

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021

A College Park Middle teacher has climbed the ranks to now lead an infantry battalion in the National Guard in the upstate.

The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes performing as America's Band 2015 at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Pipes & Drums: Three presidents ponder the pandemic

January 20, 2021January 21, 2021

Jim Dillahey,’01, leads the world’s largest piping and drumming organization, is an accomplished piper and a full-time teacher of piping at The Citadel.

Behind the Scenes: 1989 grad talks planning at the CDC

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

It’s been a little over a year since the novel coronavirus first hit the radar of CDC employee Bill Howard, Class of 1989.

Alumni COVID-19 Featured

Active wear Iconi model wearing gear by Citadel alumna Angel Johnson

Charleston native and Air Force captain fashions activewear line for the gym

January 15, 2021January 7, 2021

“I work out a lot because of my job, and I want to stay in shape,” said Johnson, a 2013 graduate of The Citadel who grew up in Hanahan.

Painted portrait of Arland D. Williams Jr. Citadel Class of 1957 on The Citadel campus

Remembering Air Florida Flight 90 hero, Arland Williams Jr., Citadel Class of 1957

January 12, 2021January 14, 2021

For months…we knew him only as the unknown hero. When the challenge came, Arland D. Williams Jr., Class of 1957, was ready.

Alumni Business Featured Veterans

Meet the retired Atlanta attorney who pledged his entire $20 million estate to The Citadel

January 5, 2021January 4, 2021

The former assistant solicitor for the state of Georgia and Fortune 500 CEO named The Citadel as the sole beneficiary of his entire estate.

Alumni Featured In The News

Commentary: This is what The Citadel learned during a tumultuous 2020

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

It seems long ago that we began to fully understand the impact that COVID-19 would have on the world and, closer to home, our college.

Knob Billy Workman, a sixth generation Citadel Cadet, poses for a portrait at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina on Friday, November 20, 2020. (Photo by Dashawn Costley / The Citadel)

Six generations of Workmans and a wakeup

December 26, 2020December 16, 2020

When Billy Workman matriculated in August of 2020, he was simply echoing the Workman family tradition. He was after all the sixth in a line of William Douglas Workmans to attend the Military College of South Carolina.