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Powerful SC Senator calls for Caslen's resignation after USC graduation speech fiasco Lucas Daprile and Emily Bohatch, The State (Columbia, S.C.) May 11—A powerful state senator publicly called for the resignation of University of South Carolina President Robert Caslen following plagiarism and a slip of the tongue during his commencement speech. On the Senate floor Tuesday, S.C. Sen. Dick Harpootlian, D-Richland, called on Caslen to resign. Harpootlian, whose district includes the University of South Carolina, said his phone and email were filled over the weekend by professo...

  University of South Carolina president Robert Caslen made a mistake at the end of a three-hour commencement ceremony Friday. He congratulated “the newest alumni from the University of California.” Seconds later, he apologized and corrected himself. The mistake was captured on Twitter and is receiving a lot of attention. The State reported that a University of South Carolina spokesman said, “The president speaks at 15 separate ceremonies all across the state during spring commencement season, congratulating thousands of University of South Carolina system graduates. It’s a joyous ti...

University Of South Carolina President Makes Incredibly Embarrassing Mistake During Graduation Speech COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 17: A general view of the outside of the stadium with a poster of the former head football coach, Steve Spurrier, of the South Carolina Gamecocks prior to their game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Williams-Brice Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Robert Caslen is the president of the University of South Carolina, but during a Friday commencement speech, his mind wandered to the West Coast. South Carolina...

USC Provost William Tate is one of three finalists for president of LSU Lucas Daprile, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Apr. 28—University of South Carolina's top academic official is a finalist for the presidency of another major university. Louisiana State University lists USC Provost William Tate as one of three finalists to be its next president, LSU announced Tuesday. Tate's competition is Kelvin Droegemeier and Jim Henderson, according to the AP. Drogemeier is the former director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under former President Donald Trump. ...

Accrediting agency asks about politics in Georgia search By JEFF AMYApril 27, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, then Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue arrives at a campaign rally in Augusta, Ga. A college accrediting agency is asking whether there is undue political pressure on the regents who oversee Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges to name Perdue as the system’s chancellor. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, then Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue arrives at a campaign rally in Augusta, Ga. A college accrediting agency i...