Robert Caslen, a retired three-star Army general, was named the next president of the University of South Carolina despite objections from students, faculty and donors who said the former West Point superintendent lacks the experience and personal skills to run the state’s flagship college. Read more.
In other people news:
Rutgers University President Robert L. Barchi will step down after the upcoming school year. He has served the New Jersey institution for more than seven years. Read more.
Hampshire College officials have made two high-level interim appointments to the Massachusetts school’s administration as the search continues to fill several more top positions, including the role of president. Larry Archey, the college’s former director of facilities, is a new director of operations, and Peter Shea, retired treasurer of Amherst College in Massachusetts, is the new chief financial officer and treasurer. Read more.
