For the 16th time in 136 years and only the second time in the past 27 years, Clemson University’s Board of Trustees selected the next president of Clemson University. Following a national search, Kevin Guskiewicz was named as the unanimous selection as Clemson University’s next president.

Research finds that when employers stop communicating with candidates after interviews, the silence can damage applicants’ trust, reduce their interest in future opportunities and harm an organization’s reputation.

Clemson University alumnus Jon Bolton MFA ’23 completed fifteen hand-drawn presidential portraits now installed in President’s Hall in the Nieri Family Alumni and Visitors Center.

Kimberly Byars ’92, Ph.D. ’25 was part of the first cohort of Clemson's executive leadership doctoral program. She has started implementing the findings of her dissertation research into her leadership approach as a BMW executive.

As the climate changes, Clemson University biologist Matthew Koski is leading an international effort to understand how flowers keep from overheating.

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Ernest 'Sonny' Carroll became the first of his family to go to college, enrolling at Clemson as a mechanical engineering major in the Class of 1945. 

Students in Eliza Gallagher’s Honors courses don’t just learn mathematics. They create puzzles, test ideas and conduct research that extends beyond the classroom. That student-centered approach to teaching and mentorship has earned Gallagher, associate professor of mathematical sciences, the 2026 Douglas W. Bradbury Award.

South Carolina strawberry farmers are watching an unusually painful end to the growing season as fields that should be bursting with bright red fruit instead show rows of collapsing plants, yellowed leaves and wilted crowns. And they’re contacting Clemson Extension scientists to help determine a solution.