The University of South Carolina and its Board of Trustees must answer questions about how the institution will be protected from political pressure in choosing its leadership, according to its accrediting agency.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges sent a letter this week to the university regarding the appointment of its president, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., in July. “There appears to be adequate evidence of undue influence from the governor during the presidential-selection process,” said a letter from Belle S. Wheelan, president of the accrediting agency.
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