Mark Brandenburg

Mark C. Brandenburg is General Counsel at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where he has served since 2005. His work centers on higher-education law for the military college, supporting the institution across the range of legal matters that face a public college, with the Office of the General Counsel handling areas such as FERPA, cadet regulations, the Freedom of Information Act, and institutional policy. ^[1][2]

Prior to joining The Citadel, Brandenburg spent ten years in private practice. He also served as an Adjunct Professor of English at The Citadel, teaching Legal Writing and Rhetoric of Law and coaching the mock trial team. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable William L. Howard, Sr., on the Circuit Court and at the South Carolina Court of Appeals. ^[2]

Brandenburg attended The Citadel as the Star of the West Scholar, receiving a B.A., summa cum laude, in English in 1990. He attended Duke Law School as a South Carolina Law Alumni Scholar and received his J.D. in 1993. ^[2]

A NACUA member since 2005, Brandenburg has been a longtime member of the NACUANOTES Editorial Board, serving as its vice chair from 2024 to 2025. His committee service includes terms on the Committee on Legal Resources Library, the Committee on Strategic Planning, and the Committee on the Program for Annual Conference. He leads the organization's Military Colleges Affinity Group and serves on the NACUA Board of Directors. ^[2]

Recognition

• Board of Directors — National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) (2025) ^[2]