[16] When Clemson died on April 6, 1888, he bequeathed the Fort Hill plantation and most of his estate, which he inherited from his wife, in his will to be used to establish a college that would teach scientific agriculture and the mechanical arts to South Carolinians.

[18] Tillman lobbied the South Carolina General Assembly to create the school as an agricultural institution for the state, and the resolution passed by only one vote.

[22] The Holtzendorff Hall, originally the Holzendorff YMCA, was built in 1914 designed by Rudolph E. Lee of the first graduating class of Clemson in 1896.

[23] Riggs accepted a six-month army educational commission in 1919 overseas in France leaving Samuel Earle as acting president.

In October 1924, another walkout of around 500 students occurred when Earle rejected their demands for better food, the dismissal of mess officer Harcombe, and the reinstatement of their senior class president.

Programs at Clemson were reorganized into six schools of agriculture, chemistry, engineering, general science, textiles, and vocational studies.

The New Deal brought needed construction to the campus under the Works Progress Administration with new dormitories to relieve the housing shortages.

[28] In 1964, the college was renamed Clemson University as the state legislature formally recognized the school's expanded academic offerings and research pursuits.

Tillman was a South Carolina Governor and United States Senator and was a white supremacist during the Reconstruction era as well as a member of the Red Shirts and a known associate of the Ku Klux Klan.

[47] The College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences (CAFLS) supports Clemson University's land-grant mission to provide education, research, and service to the public.

CAFLS faculty members teach major subjects and core curricula while preparing students to be leaders, creative thinkers, and communicators.

Inspired by Thomas Green Clemson's dream to create a "high seminary of learning to benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts," engineering and sciences have been an integral part of the university's development.

Since the first degrees were granted in 1896, Clemson engineers and scientists have made significant contributions to South Carolina, the nation, and the world.

Entrance to college is very competitive, with only 250 incoming freshmen accepted each year with an average SAT score of 1400 or higher and finishing in the top 3% of their high school graduating class.

[57] The college was founded in 1962 and originally named for John C. Calhoun, a South Carolina native and politician, who was the vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.

"Pitchfork" Ben Tillman was a governor and U.S. senator who used virulent racism to dominate South Carolina politics after Reconstruction.

[76] CU-ICAR includes a graduate school offering master's and doctoral degrees in automotive engineering, and programs focused on systems integration.

Private-sector companies that have committed to establishing offices and/or facilities on the campus include the Society of Automotive Engineers and Timken.

The remaining sororities' on-campus housing is on the other end of campus, in what is commonly referred to as "the horseshoe" in Smith and Barnett Halls.

[86] Each have been guided by faculty advisor and director of student media Wanda Johnson since 2019 when the outlets reintegrated as a component of the university.

In 2007, CCN was reorganized into Clemson Television and began to produce student comedy shows and air public domain films.

WSBF plays a variety of genres, including jazz, rap, punk, rock, and folk, focusing on independent artists.

[92] TAPS Yearbook was established in 1907 after members of the Clemson College Chronicle, the literary arts magazine at the time, wanted to publish a new book printed annually.

It is named after the bugle call "Taps," which was played each night when cadets went to bed during the college's time as a military school.

It was created by John Antonio and developed by Helen Weaver of Henderson Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina from a mold of a Bengal tiger sent to the agency by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

The parade includes fraternities, sororities, the Clemson marching band, the university president, and many other student organizations.

[99] In 1947, the club "Tiger Brotherhood" decided that, rather than continue borrowing another school's melody, the university should compose its own.

On May 5, 1947, Clemson University's school newspaper "The Tiger" announced Robert E. Farmer of Anderson, South Carolina, a member of the glee club at the time, as the winner.

Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track & field, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, diving, tennis, track & field, softball, and volleyball.

In 2020, university officials decided to dissolve its Men's Track and Field and Cross Country teams at the end of the academic year.