(born November 30, 1953) is the 29th and current President of the University of South Carolina.
He is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 59th superintendent of West Point from 2013 until 2018.
Between January and May of 2019, Caslen was Senior Counsel to the President and Interim Chief Financial Officer at the University of Central Florida.
On July 19, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina elected him as the school's 29th President, a position he assumed on August 1, 2019.
Caslen now serves as HigherEchelon's Special Advisor on Executive Leadership and Character Development.