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What in the world is going on with the President search? What is McMaster doing?

Posted on 7/11/19 at 11:56 am
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51516 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 11:56 am
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Many University of South Carolina students, faculty and alumni are upset again that the state’s largest college wants to hire a former West Point leader who they think is unqualified as its new president.

Trustees are expected to elect retired three-star Army Gen. Robert Caslen as the school’s president at a special meeting Friday, just two months after the board passed over the general and three other finalists and decided to reopen the search.

USC’s Faculty Senate is holding an emergency meeting Thursday where professors could condemn the board for scheduling a vote after Gov. Henry McMaster lobbied all of the trustees to reconsider Caslen. On Wednesday evening, students gathered for a campus forum complained about the vote taking place during the sparsely populated summer semester.


So, nobody at the university wants him. The GOP in our corrupt State House loves him. Forcing the guy on the university isn't a good move.
This post was edited on 7/11/19 at 11:58 am
Posted by SOSFAN
Blythewood
Member since Jun 2018
12297 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 12:38 pm to
It's a small section of limp wristed liberal students that don't want him.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
38017 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 12:51 pm to
Actually ... everyone wants Bob Caslen with the exception of a very small very liberal progressive SJW faction made up mostly of third wave feminists and soy boy cucks.

What is being called a silent majority of students and professors contacted McMaster’s office and asked him to force a vote out of embarrassment for what went down at the Russell House.

Every single member of the BoTs agreed that a vote should be held tomorrow, Friday.

Representatives from 14 different fraternities and sororities sent emails requesting a vote be held.

A huge number of alumni reached out and insisted that a vote be taken to both the BoTs and McMaster’s office ... including some really big financial donors.

Bob Caslen is one of the finest men to walk the face of this earth. He’s a well respected decorated General and one helluvan administrator. His credentials are impeccable. He is a family man. He is also a proven fund raiser, an accomplished speaker and he has one helluvan eye for hiring.

Everything he touches turns to gold.

Yet we’re supposed to let a bunch of little snot nosed activists and a few entitled GAs and associate professors and professors dictate as to whom this university is allowed to hire as their next President? Not only that but they are demanding a woman be hired regardless of experience or qualifications?

lulz .... yeah, frick that.

Pastides’ arse was forced to resign because he was trying to turn this university into another bastion of far left wing radical liberal progressive hypocrisy rather than focusing on what he promised .... raising money and gaining AAU accreditation. He shite all over prospective in state students while welcoming with open arms out of state students with leftist backgrounds while placing them on scholarships and or offering them greatly reduced tuition often times less than in state kids were paying.

It’s past time to right this ship and get it back on track.

If Caslen is voted down then let the board deal with the fallout. He is by far the most qualified candidate that has applied for the job. It’s not even close.

And here’s the crazy thing. I’ve met him twice through a couple of good West Point friends of mine, one of which’s daughter just graduated from here. Another which will be a freshman here this coming semester. Bob is not a GOP guy. If anything he might be Libertarian but he leans lefter than most of us military guys. Bottom line is that he hates politics and is more into simply getting things done and building relationships.

It is absolutely telling that you libtards insist on making this a political hire when the man has not a single political bone in his body and refuses to be dragged into the political fray with the bullshite.

Grow up.



This post was edited on 7/11/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted by Bluefin
The Banana Stand
Member since Apr 2011
13271 posts
Posted on 7/11/19 at 4:37 pm to
I’ve heard positives and negatives about Caslen. He’s definitely a respected guy, but I would prefer our next president be someone that everyone can be happy about.

What I don’t like is McMaster pulling this kind of bullshite. It would be a terrible look for the university to allow the governor to force his choice on our Board, and he needs to stay out of it and leave the decision to those who truly care about the direction of USC.
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
36445 posts
Posted on 7/12/19 at 5:47 am to
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USC’s Faculty Senate is holding an emergency meeting Thursday where professors could condemn the board for scheduling a vote after Gov. Henry McMaster lobbied all of the trustees to reconsider Caslen. On Wednesday evening, students gathered for a campus forum complained about the vote taking place during the sparsely populated summer semester.

These groups would also probably advise us to drop sports altogether and donate tens of millions of dollars to the Queer Transgender African American Jewish club. Doesn't mean we should listen to them.
Posted by theGarnetWay
Washington, D.C.
Member since Mar 2010
25920 posts
Posted on 7/22/19 at 3:01 pm to
Christ, your favorite mod has read through this thread for the 1st time, this is my only statement:

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