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FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo New University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen answers questions from reporters in Columbia, S.C. The University of South Carolina will not be punished by a group that accredits colleges. The university had been accused of allowing outside political forces to influence trustees when they picked Caslen as the school's new president last summer. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools says it will continue to monitor the university. Gov. Henry McMaster pressured trustees to pick Caslen after they voted to restart the presidential search. McMaster is by law a ex-officio trustee complicating his political influence. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 McMaster says the accreditation decision means it's time to move on from the controversy. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo New University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen answers questions from reporters in Columbia, S.C. The University of South Carolina will not be punished by a group that accredits colleges. The university had been accused of allowing outside political forces to influence trustees when they picked Caslen as the school's new president last summer. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools says it will continue to monitor the university. Gov. Henry McMaster pressured trustees to pick Caslen after they voted to restart the presidential search. McMaster is by law a ex-officio trustee complicating his political influence. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 McMaster says the accreditation decision means it's time to move on from the controversy. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

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