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On a recent trip to Honolulu for the kick off of the USC Trojan Football season, USC President C. L. Max Nikias, Mrs. Niki C. Nikias, and a distinguished delegation of USC leadership made a special visit to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, paying homage to the military personnel lost during the WWII bombing of Pearl…Continue Reading USC welcomed by the U.S. Pacific Fleet

On Sept. 5, officials from the city, county and state met for the ceremonial signing of USC’s new lease agreement with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The governing board of the California Science Center had unanimously approved the final part of a lease agreement for the Coliseum, clearing the way for USC to operate and restore…Continue Reading Marking a Milestone in Coliseum History

For incoming first-year students at USC, their academic experience includes special lectures from unexpected guests—for this freshman seminar class, their year began with a lesson in classics from USC President C. L. Max Nikias. The students began their year with a study of the Greek play Antigone, exploring themes of war, moral authority, female empowerment,…Continue Reading A lesson in classics

Amid celebratory fanfare and the pageantry of an academic procession, the class of 2017 was formally inducted into the community of USC scholars by President C. L. Max Nikias, in the presence of academic leadership and the new chairman of the Board of Trustees, John Mork….Continue Reading President Nikias Inducts the Class of 2017 During Convocation Ceremony

As parents arrived with trunks full of college gear, USC President C. L. Max Nikias (center left), Mrs. Niki C. Nikias (center), and USC Board of Trustees Chairman John Mork (center right) greeted the new arrivals to the University Park campus. This year’s move-in day marks the first year that all resident undergraduates will be…Continue Reading Arrival of the Class of 2017

The celebrations and fanfare continued for the new USC Verdugo Hills Hospital as leaders from the organization welcomed more than 150 dignitaries from throughout the community at a special reception held Aug. 19 on the hospital grounds. The program featured community leaders and elected officials, including Congressman Adam Schiff and Michael Antonovich, head of the…Continue Reading Verdugo Hills Hospital joins the Trojan Family

On June 12, 2013, three of the most influential thinkers in entertainment media, filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, came to the USC campus to discuss the entertainment landscape of the future tackled this question at an event hosted by the USC School of Cinematic Arts…Continue Reading USC School of Cinematic Arts opens Interactive Media Building

President C. L. Max Nikias delivered a commencement address to the Class of 2013 of Santa Monica College on June 11, 2013. His remarks acknowledged the solemnity of the occasion, as students and faculty gathered in the wake of a tragic shooting during the previous week. “It is a mark of our times that milestones…Continue Reading Commencement Remarks at Santa Monica College

During the USC Global Conference in Seoul, USC leadership had the opportunity to hold meetings with several prominent members of the higher education and business sectors of Korea. President C. L. Max Nikias visited Seoul National University and met with the university’s president, Yeon-Cheon Oh. Seoul National University has a number of educational partnerships with…Continue Reading 2013 Global Conference in Seoul, South Korea