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Clemson named South Carolina’s No. 1 college, posts state’s best student outcomes in Niche and Time rankings

Clemson is ranked the best college in South Carolina according to recently announced rankings by Niche and has the state’s best student outcomes in Time magazine’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges 2026-2027 rankings.

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Students present summer CI research at Summer Showcase event

September 15, 2026

Meet the Team: Mandy Dale

September 14, 2026

College of Education recruits Clemson alumnus to lead new AI, learning sciences faculty position

September 14, 2026

Clemson’s AI Essentials for Business helps leaders turn AI potential into practical strategy

September 10, 2026

Clemson Online to become Office of Digital Learning and Technology

September 15, 2026

A group of 17 people pose standing around a table with a large trophy on it.

Military-connected entrepreneurs invited to pitch business ideas for $25K in prizes

September 10, 2026

Hands type a prompt into ChatGPT on a laptop.

Turn ideas into action with this month’s AI workshops

September 9, 2026

A gloved hand holds a small jewelry box containing a purple heart next to a golden-framed portrait of a young man in military uniform.

Clemson Archives seeking to expand its military collections

September 9, 2026

Faculty Senate meets with President Benjamin Ayers.

Faculty, Staff Senates provide shared governance, advocacy for employees

September 9, 2026

A female in a t-shirt gives instructions to a male in a suit

Fall Career Fair held Sept. 21-24 in Littlejohn Coliseum

September 13, 2026

Distinguished Clemson alum and longtime administrator Nick Lomax ‘63 passes

September 4, 2026

Students gather outdoors under umbrellas on Clemson’s campus, talking and spending time together at tables.

Tigers Together: Clemson promotes a community of care during Suicide Prevention Month

September 2, 2026

Students in white t-shirts hold a sign that reads "First Friday Parade 2025" while walking in front of a brick building

Clemson hosts First Friday Parade at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11

September 2, 2026

Students walk across Bowman Field toward Sikes Hall on Clemson University's campus.

Clemson University’s alcohol and other drug policy outlined for students

September 2, 2026

Get to know Clemson University’s incoming students

byEmily Pietras Baker

Clemson University receives top marks in latest Princeton Review rankings

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From the Colleges

Dean’s Corner: September 2026

September 1, 2026

Triple Tiger Katie Britton cuts winding path through education to lead new technology center

byMichael Staton

August 31, 2026

History in the Making: Clemson welcomes its inaugural class of veterinary students

byStacia Harris

August 31, 2026

Clemson community in action

byJordan Sims

August 28, 2026

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Clemson doctoral student brings education outside for science classes

byMichael Staton

Clemson rocket team goes ‘all in’ with Pocket Tens

byPaul Alongi

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Army RTOC cadet salutes while leading a company behind

Clemson Army ROTC earns top national honors at Cadet Summer Training

August 28, 2026

An exterior shot of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts in the summer.

South Carolina Supreme Court to hold public session at Clemson University

August 28, 2026

Fight local food insecurity at the Tigers Meal Pack for 9/11 Day

August 26, 2026

Clemson mourns passing of Trustee Emeritus Tom McTeer ’60

August 24, 2026

Clemson University brick sign in front of Bowman Field.

Bert Wilkins Named Executive Secretary to Clemson Board of Trustees

August 21, 2026

A smiling man wearing a graduation cap and gown with multiple sashes over his shoulder walks across a stage toward the camera

Clemson mechanical engineering grad steps off the graduation stage into U.S. Marine Corps

August 10, 2026

Researcher’s passion for predators helps bobcats rebound on Kiawah Island

August 10, 2026

Clemson alum Sophie Ayers crouched down on a concert stage, taking a photo of the band Winyah while they perform.

The road less traveled: classroom to tour bus

August 6, 2026

Experiences Simardeep Singh learned while earning his degrees motivated him to pursue advanced research to develop practical solutions that improve farming systems.

Family farm inspires sustainable agriculture research

August 5, 2026

Clemson Extension agent Brad Fowler shares research-based information for South Carolina residents, with TALK 94.5, a radio station serving the Grand Strand region.

Brad Fowler expands expertise to better serve South Carolina growers

August 5, 2026

A large group of penguins is walking on ice.

Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change

September 3, 2026

A female hand is removing a bunch of lettuce-like greens from a grocery store produce shelf.

How does Salmonella contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread

August 31, 2026

The milky way galaxy shows a strip of clustered stars against the night sky.

Upcoming telescopes could shed light on dark matter – astronomers are looking for these ‘fingerprints’ of the elusive substance

June 8, 2026

Kapil Chalil Madathil (left) and John Ballato talk about a lathe used to make optical fiber.

60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world

March 24, 2026

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J.E. Sirrine Endowed Chair in Optical Fiber, Department of Materials Science and Engineering – College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; Founding member of the Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET)