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How a racial-justice effort at the University of South Carolina became a smokescreen for inaction.

Robert Caslen, the former president of the University of South Carolina, told The Post and Courier that taking the job was "the biggest regret of my life." He resigned in May after 21 months on the job amid fallout over a plagiarized commencement speech. The Post and Courier article reviewed his controversial hiring by the university and emails he sent about hostility he said

Former University of South Carolina President Robert Caslen, a retired Army general who resigned after less than two years in the wake of a plagiarism and misidentification controversy during a commencement speech, said in a newspaper interview that taking the job is the biggest regret of his life.

Humpday News Roundup: The Devolution Edition May 19, 2021 This is How it Feels to Win   While Lake County is wallowing around at about 36% vaccinated or nearly vaccinated, Benton County has topped the billboard with 67% fully vaccinated and another 11% on the way. Hood River County is edging up on us at 66% fully and 11% nearly, so we want y’all to go on out there and get that needle in your arm, because we’re looking to stay number 1 in the state! [And, thanks everyone that’s been vaccinated, we feel safer knowing you’re our neighbors.]   Oregon County Goes Legally Rouge   Oreg...