FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2017 file photo, University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides, left, and athletic director Ray Tanner show off a 2017 women's basketball SEC championship ring before an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C. Pastides was named interim president of the University of South Carolina on Friday, May 21, 2021, after President Bob Caslen resigned on May 13 following a plagiarism scandal. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo, New University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen meets with alumni and others in Columbia, S.C. Harris Pastides was named interim president of the University of South Carolina on Friday, May 21, 2021, after Caslen resigned on May 13 following a plagiarism scandal. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)