11th President of the University of Southern California
“The Destined Reign of Troy”
Read more...C. L. Max Nikias first arrived at USC in 1991, and has served as a professor, national research center director, engineering dean, provost, and president. He serves the university as a life trustee and as its president emeritus. During his tenure as president, Nikias advanced USC’s premier academic and global standing, led a generational upgrade and expansion of both of the university’s campuses, and created college pathways for low-income students.
Nikias and USC Faculty highlight Cybersecuring Democracy Conference in Athens
July 28, 2022 9:16 amUSC President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias and several USC faculty highlighted Cybersecuring Democracy, a major international conference recently held in the birthplace of democracy two and a half millenia ago, Athens Greece.
Nikias Makes Major Address: “The Geopolitical Storm Surrounding Semiconductor Chips”
January 21, 2022 5:09 pmUSC President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias delivered a major lecture, “The Geopolitical Storm Surrounding Semiconductor Chips,” at the historic library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation in Piraeus, Greece.
Nikias Introduces Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, at the Ambassadors’ Forum
September 21, 2021 1:32 pmUSC President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias kicked off a lively high-level discussion of important bilateral issues facing Greece and United States when he introduced the U.S. ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, at the inaugural Ambassadors’ Forum held recently via Zoom in Athens, Greece.