The university s president, Robert Caslen, delivered a speech so bungled with the wrong school name and closing remarks lifted nearly word-for-word from another famous commencement address that it prompted widespread criticism from social media users to state legislators in South Carolina.
Now, less than a week later, Caslen has resigned. I am truly sorry, said Caslen, a retired Army lieutenant general, in a statement announcing his resignation. I was searching for words about resilience in adversity and when they were transcribed into the speech, I failed to ensure its attribution. I take full responsibility for this oversight.
Criticism of Caslen s address, which was delivered Friday night, began immediately after he called students the newest alumni from the University of California to shocked laughter from the crowd.
CNN reported the speech passage in question was almost identical to one from Adm. McRaven’s address to University of Texas graduates in 2014.
“Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often,” the admiral, who led the raid on terrorist Osama Bin Laden, said seven years ago. “But if you take some risks, step up when the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up if you do these things, then the next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today. And what started here will indeed have changed the world for the better.”
"During my remarks in our weekend commencement ceremonies, I shared a well-known quote from Admiral William McRaven and failed to cite him as its original author and speaker."
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