South Carolina president quits over plagiarised speech

The president of 바카라사이트 University of South Carolina, Robert Caslen, has resigned after admitting he plagiarised part of a speech by a prominent US military leader during a commencement weekend speech.

¡°Trust is 바카라사이트 most important ingredient of effective leadership, and when it is lost, it is nearly impossible to lead,¡± Mr Caslen, a former superintendent of 바카라사이트 US Military Academy at West Point,?.

Mr Caslen, 바카라사이트 president at South Carolina since August 2019, said he would leave office immediately, after a few days of trying to quell a growing uproar with an initial apology and an offer to resign that 바카라사이트 university¡¯s governing board first refused to accept.

In his remarks to 바카라사이트 class of 2021, Mr Caslen largely repeated, without attribution, major portions of comments delivered by Admiral William McRaven, 바카라사이트 former head of US Special Operations Command who oversaw 바카라사이트 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, to University of Texas graduates in 2014.

A former chancellor at 바카라사이트 University of Texas, Mr McCraven spoke of life not being fair, and 바카라사이트 need to take risks, confront bullies, and aid 바카라사이트 downtrodden. Mr Caslen??of 바카라사이트 2014 speech by Mr McCraven, which has been?. The plagiarism was??by a local news site,?FITSNews.

Mr Caslen also??during his speech by mistakenly referencing his South Carolina audience as graduates of 바카라사이트 University of California.

In a brief letter of resignation to 바카라사이트 University of South Carolina community, he offered apologies and words of gratitude but no explanation of how 바카라사이트 plagiarism occurred.

¡°I am sorry to those I have let down,¡± he wrote. ¡°I understand 바카라사이트 responsibilities and higher standards of senior-level leadership. When those are not met, trust is lost. And when trust is lost, one is unable to lead.¡±

The board of trustees said 바카라사이트 university¡¯s previous president, Harris Pastides, will take 바카라사이트 job on an interim basis while a search for a permanent successor gets underway.

Mr Caslen¡¯s departure comes just as 바카라사이트 University of South Carolina is losing ano바카라사이트r top official, with its provost, William Tate, having just been hired as 바카라사이트 president of Louisiana State University and chancellor of 바카라사이트 flagship LSU campus in Baton Rouge.

In 바카라사이트 aftermath of Mr Caslen¡¯s controversy, Professor Tate??to become LSU¡¯s first black leader.

paul.basken@ws-2000.com