This year, the university added eight singular individuals to the special group of commencement speakers, which already includes a number of notable luminaries, such as Neil Armstrong, Frank Gehry, and Rosa Parks. Without a doubt, each year’s honorary degree recipients have changed the world in lasting, exceptional ways. This year’s commencement speaker, Christiane Amanpour, inspired the graduating students with details she recalled from the humble start of her storied career, which she began with little more than $100, a bicycle, and tremendous determination. …Continue Reading Christiane Amanpour delivers Commencement address
Month: May 2012
Statement on Arrest of Suspects
On behalf of the entire Trojan Family, I wish to convey my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and the talented and hardworking team of LAPD investigators. They shared our outrage at this senseless and singular act and worked passionately to…Continue Reading Statement on Arrest of Suspects
USC Delegation to Sacramento
USC president C. L. Max Nikias led a delegation of university trustees and administrators to Sacramento — his first official visit to the state Capitol as president — to meet with Gov. Jerry Brown and other prominent government officials on May 16, 2012. Read the full story at USC News….Continue Reading USC Delegation to Sacramento
USC’s 129th Commencement
At USC’s 129th Commencement on May 11, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias recalled the Roman poet Virgil, telling the crowd that “to be a Trojan is to be an adventurer.” He said: “The Trojans always seized destiny. That is the adventure, the great journey that now calls you by name. But here is the…Continue Reading USC’s 129th Commencement
USC Athletic Hall of Fame
On May 12, 2012, President C. L. Max Nikias addressed the crowd at a gala dinner, held at the Galen Center, honoring the 10th class of USC’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Seventeen Trojan luminaries were inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, including life trustee B. Wayne Hughes Sr. ’57, who received a Spirit…Continue Reading USC Athletic Hall of Fame
Remarks at USC’s 129th Annual Commencement
May 11, 2012By C. L. Max Nikias Good morning, and welcome to the 129th Annual Commencement of the University of Southern California! Today, we confer nearly 14,000 degrees—at the undergraduate level, at the graduate and doctoral level, and at the professional level. Today, we confer degrees on graduates from 50 states and from more than…Continue Reading Remarks at USC’s 129th Annual Commencement
President Nikias Congratulates Honor Students and Their Families
During an afternoon ceremony on May 10, 2012, USC president C. L. Max Nikias joined honorees, family members, and friends to personally congratulate the exceptional students whose names have been added to the USC Wall of Scholars. Housed in the Weingart Reading Room of Leavey Library, the Wall of Scholars was created in 1994 by…Continue Reading President Nikias Congratulates Honor Students and Their Families
Two USC Professors Receive French Knighthood
By order of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, two USC professors have been knighted in recognition of their services to France and to science. Enrique Cadenas, Charles Krown/Pharmacy Alumni Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Kelvin J. A. Davies, holder of the James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology, were named Chevaliers de l’Ordre National du Mérite (knights…Continue Reading Two USC Professors Receive French Knighthood
Student Leaders Pass the Torch
USC President C. L. Max Nikias (center) meets with the USC student leaders Monish Tyagi (2011-2012 SGA president, right) and Mike Geragos (2012-2013 SGA president, left) as they transition the responsibilities of student government….Continue Reading Student Leaders Pass the Torch
USC Honors Holberg Prize Winner Manuel Castells
On May 3, 2012, USC hosted a reception honoring University Professor Manuel Castells, the most cited communication scholar in the world. A professor of communication and sociology and holder of the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Castells was awarded Norway’s 2012 Holberg International…Continue Reading USC Honors Holberg Prize Winner Manuel Castells