Rashid Ellis found himself matriculating in August 2000. The Citadel was challenging, but Ellis found allies in his F-Troop roommate and Commandant’s Office staff members. He also embraced the Cadet Honor Code: “A cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do.”

Eddie Colter, ’90, did not plan to go to college. “I had already gone to a recruiter, and I signed up for Security Police in the Air Force.” But after an “adult conversation” with his mother, Colter agreed to apply to one college, which happened to be The Citadel.

The Citadel held a parade honoring the legacy of Charles Foster, ’70, and the 50th anniversary of the African American graduates of the Class of 1973.

The Citadel is mourning the loss of Robert Anthony Daniel, ’49, former Board of Visitors member and President of The Citadel Alumni Association.

The Citadel has a football, men’s basketball and baseball head coaches who played at and graduated from the school.

James Rigney, perhaps better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, will be memorialized at The Citadel with an endowed professorship and scholarship in his name.

Emily Perkins, EIT, S.M. ASCE, 22, graduated from The Citadel and took a job as a structural design engineer with engineering firm Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Inc.

Former Bulldog player and defensive coordinator Maurice Drayton has been named the next head football coach at The Citadel.

Robert Pickering, a member of The Citadel Class of 1994, has been promoted to Chief Inclusive Excellence Officer.

Over 11,400 runners participated in the 47th Marine Corps Marathon on October 23, 2022. Citadel graduate, Capt. Grace Jenkins, won first place in her division.