Citadel English, Fine Arts, and Communications Department

05/25/2026

Last month, Fine Arts Director Tiffany Silverman arranged for members of The Citadel family to attend the Charleston Symphony Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's _Choral Fantasy_. The featured male singer that evening was none other than former English major Morris Robinson '91! Mr. Robinson joined his Citadel fans after the performance and took a group picture with them. Tiffany Silverman and Department Head Scott Lucas are standing on either side of the man of the hour (in the dark jacket) in the photo!

05/19/2026

Members of the English, Fine Arts, and Communications Department, along with other well-wishers, gathered at Prof. Kevin Free's house recently to celebrate Fine Arts Director Tiffany Silverman's winning of the South Carolina Governor's Award for Individual of the Year in SC Arts. Thanks to Prof. Frances Frame for organizing this celebration and congratulations once again to Tiffany!

05/11/2026

Congratulations to Philosophy minor Preston Dow '26, who has received the 2026 Joseph P. Reilly Award, the top honor bestowed by The Citadel's School of Humanities and Social Sciences!

Congratulations to Political Science major Preston Dow for receiving the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award.

The Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award is presented annually to a graduating senior in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences who best represents the commitment to academic excellence, the breadth of intellectual interests, and the dedication to public service exemplified by the life and career of Joseph P. Riley Jr., Citadel Class of 1964, State Legislator (1968-1974), Mayor of Charleston (1975-2016), and Citadel Professor of American Government & Public Policy (2016-present).

05/11/2026

Congratulations to Professor Lauren Rule Maxwell, who has received the 2026 Citadel Faculty Excellence in Student Mentoring Award! Lauren is the Director of The Citadel's Distinguished Scholars Program, in which role she works closely with our top scholastic students as they prepare for applying to elite graduate schools and prestigious post-graduate fellowships.

05/09/2026

The Class of 2026, including our seven graduating English majors, is now dismissed!

05/07/2026

Professor Frances Frame recently hosted a farewell dinner for our graduating senior English majors at her home on Johns Island. We will miss them all, but we wish them the best of luck in their future careers! We know they will go far.

05/05/2026

Congratulations to Professor Tom Horan, who won the School of Humanities and Social Sciences 2026 Stephen C. Evans Award for Meritorious Service! Dr. Horan is the campus-wide pre-law advisor for The Citadel, among his many other service duties. Rear Admiral Evans '86, USN (Ret.), himself was able to join the gathered faculty members for the awarding of the prize!

05/02/2026

On Tuesday, our department held the semiannual Fine Arts Awards. The winners included numerous of our Fine Arts minors and, along with them, English major David Hamme! The State of South Carolina Arts Commission then presented Director Fine Arts Tiffany Silverman with the Governor's Award for being the South Carolina Individual of the Year in Art. President Walters and Provost Selden were on hand to help with the celebrations!

04/29/2026

On 21 April, the Fine Arts Program presented _Barracks to Broadway_, a chance for some of our most gifted cadet singers to show off their singing skills! Fine Arts minors Whitley McMurry and Gavin Rokosz sang a duet on the song "In a Crowd of Thousands," while another talented duo, Camille Jenkins and Daniel Primus, performed a moving version of "Stand Up" from the musical _Harriet_. Also on the bill was Fine Arts minor Victoria Smith, singing "Once upon a December"! Thanks to Fine Arts Director Tiffany Silverman and Chorale Director Paul Reese, the show has become an annual tradition in the Capers Hall Auditorium!

04/24/2026

On Monday, English Professor Lauren Rule Maxwell, Director of The Citadel's Distinguished Scholars Program, hosted the D.S.P. Showcase. Ten of The Citadel's most accomplished academic students presented the research projects they had been working towards since enrolling in the D.S.P. when they were sophomores. Among the presenters were English majors Lucy McArthur and Noah Miller and English and Fine Arts minor Olivia Liquori!