Author: Tim Scott

USC Board of Trustees vote on Presidential search scheduled for today cancelled

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A vote scheduled to take place today on the University of South Carolina’s new president will not take place. On Thursday, Trustee Charles Williams filed a restraining order saying he and the other trustees received three days notice for a possible meeting.  South Carolina law says they need at least five days in order for a…

USC Board of Trustees set to meet Friday, Lawmakers react to Possible vote on School President

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –The USC Board of Trustees will be meeting Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the Alumni Center according to University officials.  In a new release sent to ABC Columbia, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin along with several state lawmakers, USC faculty, and students will hold a press conference Thursday asking USC’S board of trustees not to vote on…

SC lawmakers react to Gov. McMaster’s call for a USC presidential vote

Some say they support the Governor's decision, but some think it sends a wrong message

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –Several state lawmakers are reacting to Governor Henry McMaster’s (R-SC) role in calling a sudden meeting for the Board of Trustees to pick a new president at USC.  Senator Dick Harpootlian (D-Richland County) is one of several South Carolina senators who say General Robert Caslen is not the right person to lead the University of South Carolina….

USC trustee says Gov. McMaster wants to hold presidential vote Friday

He says the Governor reached out to him and other trustees last week to schedule the vote

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –At the end of the week, there may be a vote on a new President at the University of South Carolina. A member of the USC Board of Trustees says that Governor Henry McMaster (R-SC) wants to have a vote on Friday on whether General Robert Caslen will be named as the school’s new leader. Charles Williams,…