University of South Carolina's president issues apology after part of his commencement address was pulled almost word-for-word from a retired US Navy admiral's widely-lauded speech to 2014 graduates at the University of Texas at Austin.
University of South Carolina President Robert Caslen walks on campus on Sept. 3, 2020 in Columbia, S.C.The University of South Carolina's president issued an apology after part of his commencement address was pulled almost word-for-word from a retired U.S. Navy admiral's widely-lauded speech to 2014 graduates at the University of Texas at Austin.
McRaven, who oversaw the SEAL raid that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011, was so celebrated for his speech that he turned it into aFitsNews, an independent news site in South Carolina, first reported that Caslen,“Know that life is not fair, and if you’re like me, you’ll fail often.
In response to a request for comment, a spokesperson for the University of South Carolina forwarded an email Caslen sent to students, faculty and staff on Monday.
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