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U of South Carolina President Resigns By “Trust is the most important ingredient of effective leadership, and when it is lost, it is nearly impossible to lead. I believe that is the case right now between the University of South Carolina and its president. Therefore, I have submitted my resignation to the Board of Trustees this evening, May 12, and they have accepted it,” Caslen said in an email. “I am sorry to those I have let down. I understand the responsibilities and higher standards of senior level leadership. When those are not met, trust is lost. And when trust is lost, one is ...

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, pictured in 2014 when he was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. On Wednesday he resigned as president of the University of South Carolina. Seniors at the University of South Carolina had already dealt with one disaster — the pandemic — when they took their socially distanced seats at the school's commencement ceremony last weekend. Then came another train wreck. 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 famo...

University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing Part Of Speech By Becky Sullivan  May 13, 2021 Seniors at the University of South Carolina had already dealt with one disaster — the pandemic — when they took their socially distanced seats at the school’s commencement ceremony last weekend. Then came another train wreck. 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 medi...

Seniors at the University of South Carolina had already dealt with one disaster — the pandemic — when they took their socially distanced seats at the

University president resigns after admitting to plagiarizing part of commencement address Jeremy Beaman © Provided by Washington Examiner The president of the University of South Carolina submitted his resignation Wednesday after admitting to plagiarizing part of a commencement speech and referring to the wrong school. Robert Caslen’s resignation, which takes effect Thursday, followed an apology he issued Tuesday, acknowledging that he lifted from, but didn’t cite, a speech that Adm. William McRaven delivered in 2014 at the University of Texas. During the May 7 speech...