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The board of trustees voted on Jan. 7 to rename a residence hall after Celia Dial Saxon. This marks the first time a campus building will be named after a person of color. Saxon was one of the first Black women to graduate from USC and was an educator and civil rights activist in Columbia for 57 years. &#x...
The University of South Carolina president has resigned after he plagiarized a 2014 graduation speech by a Navy SEAL who was in charge of the mission to take out terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. President Bob Caslen sparked controversy after he copied the remarks made by retired Admiral William McRaven during a commencement speech at graduation ceremonies last week. During the speech on May 7, Mr Caslen made matters worse by referring to his school as 'the University of California', a blunder which caused the crowd to audibly gasp. The damning mistakes made during the speech at the unive...
By LUCAS DAPRILE | The State | Published: May 12, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — A retired top military official from whom University of South Carolina President Robert Caslen plagiarized a portion of his speech says no apology is necessary. According to NBC News, retired Navy Admiral William McRaven said in a statement, "Bob Caslen is one of the finest and most honorable officers with whom I ever served. I was flattered that he thought my words were worth repeating and he certainly doesn't owe me an apology." McRaven's statement follows an apology from Caslen after the USC president plag...
Bob Caslen had two controversies involving his graduation speech last Friday. Author: WLTX Updated: 6:36 PM EDT May 11, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen offered to resign his job over two controversies involving last weekend's graduation but the chairman of the school's board of trustees rejected it. UofSC spokesman Jeff Stensland confirmed Caslen made the offer verbally but that Dorn Smith did not take it, meaning Caslen is still the head of the school. Caslen's problems involve his remarks at the commencement ceremony ...
April 11, 2021 GMT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina leaders say it’s their fault for not reaching out to Darla Moore after her 89-year-old mother died on April 1, leading the school’s biggest donor to write off the university. “I deeply regret the way our response was delayed, and I take full responsibility as a president of the university,” President Bob Caslen said Thursday. Darla Moore has donated more than $75 million to the school, and its business school is named after her. Caslen told The Post and Courier that he sent Moore a handwritten note, and USC board ...