Dear Clemson Family: Happy New Year! Our students have begun moving back to campus and we’re excited about the beginning of the spring semester, which starts tomorrow. As I shared previously, we plan to offer more in-person classroom opportunities this semester, while still keeping our focus squarely on providing a safe environment for our students, […]
Dear Clemson Family: Today, we marked the formal end to the fall semester by celebrating nearly 2,000 December graduates at socially distant, but in-person ceremonies at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. Our newest Tiger alumni, along with our May and August graduates, exemplify the very best of the Clemson spirit by finishing strong in […]
Dear Clemson Family, I’d like to put to rest any speculation surrounding my name being mentioned as the next commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. I informed Board of Trustees Chairman Smyth McKissick today of my desire to remain at Clemson University and to continue to build on what we have accomplished over the past […]
Dear Clemson Family: Today marks the end of our final full week of in-person classes for the fall semester. After next Tuesday, all classes will revert to online instruction, and we are strongly encouraging our students to not return to the Clemson area following the Thanksgiving holiday. These steps are consistent with our ongoing commitment […]
Dear Clemson Family: Today we began three days of celebrating our May and August graduates with two commencement ceremonies at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. By the end of the weekend, we will have conducted seven in-person ceremonies with more than 2,200 new graduates and their families expected to attend. This is not how […]
Dear Clemson Family: This has been an extraordinary week for our nation. While watching our electoral process play out for all the world to see, I find myself thankful for the rights we all have as citizens of this great country. To our students who voted, many for the first time, I applaud you for […]
Dear Clemson Family: As we close out October and head into the final weeks of in-person and online instruction for the fall semester, I remain heartened and humbled by the great work of our faculty, staff and students who have come together to make this most unusual semester a success. Through the end of the […]
Dear Clemson Family: We are now more than a month into our return to some on-campus instruction and activities, and our aggressive testing strategy continues to pay dividends. Our ability to quickly identify and isolate those infected or exposed to COVID-19 has allowed us to slow the spread of the virus as our latest testing […]
Dear Clemson Family: Today is a historic day for our University. This morning, we announced the largest act of philanthropy since Thomas Green Clemson willed the land on which our main campus sits for the purpose of creating a “high seminary of learning” to serve the state of South Carolina. Over the past 131 years, […]
Dear Clemson Family: We are completing our third week of in-person instruction and on-campus activities and continue to make good progress in our efforts to successfully complete the fall semester. I am extremely proud of our faculty, staff and students all of whom have worked hard to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the university […]