Professor C. L. Max Nikias, as the newly appointed President of the International Advisory Board of the Council for International Relations-Greece (CFIR-GR), introduced Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the keynote speaker at an international teleconference on “Greek High Strategy.”…Continue Reading Nikias Introduces Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece
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President Emeritus Nikias Explains the Electoral College in an International Webinar
USC President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias, holder of the Malcolm R. Currie Chair for Technology and the Humanities, presented an explanation of America’s little understood Electoral College at a recent international webinar on the U.S. presidential election….Continue Reading President Emeritus Nikias Explains the Electoral College in an International Webinar
Nikias Highlights International Webinar Celebrating the 2,500 Year Anniversary of the Battle of Salamis
President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias highlighted an international webinar celebrating the 2,500-year anniversary of the Battle of Salamis between Athens and the Persian Empire….Continue Reading Nikias Highlights International Webinar Celebrating the 2,500 Year Anniversary of the Battle of Salamis
Nikias Offers Bold Predictions on the Future of Higher Education Following the Pandemic
At a global webinar focusing on the future of education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias made several bold and passionate predictions….Continue Reading Nikias Offers Bold Predictions on the Future of Higher Education Following the Pandemic
Nikias Talks to Students at Los Angeles Harbor College
USC Professor and President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias met with community college students at Los Angeles Harbor College for a wide-ranging discussion centering on how community college students can complete their education at USC and immigration issues….Continue Reading Nikias Talks to Students at Los Angeles Harbor College
Nikias interviews Uncensored author Zachary Wood at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Zachary Wood, author of Uncensored, a brutally honest and gripping memoir of a young African American man’s struggle to rise above poverty and racism, shared his unique perspectives on free speech, race and education with USC Professor and President Emeritus C. L. Max Nikias at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival….Continue Reading Nikias interviews Uncensored author Zachary Wood at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Nikias Participates in Higher Education Panel at Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Former California Governor Gray Davis moderated a wide-ranging and lively panel, “What Is the Future of Higher Education?” at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival featuring USC President Emeritus and Professor C. L. Max Nikias and USC University Professor Geoffrey Cowan….Continue Reading Nikias Participates in Higher Education Panel at Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Nikias Lauds Randolph Hall As He Steps Down as Vice President of Research
Twenty-seven years ago at a meeting at UC Berkeley, then USC Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the Engineering School C. L. Max Nikias met a transportation systems engineer, Randolph Hall. That meeting would lead to a long and fruitful collaboration to the great benefit of the University of Southern California….Continue Reading Nikias Lauds Randolph Hall As He Steps Down as Vice President of Research
Visit to Greece by Nikias promises new research collaborations
President Emeritus and Professor C. L. Max Nikias recently returned from trip to Athens, Greece where he worked to establish research collaborations between his Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities and two Athens-based universities. At the University of Piraeus, Nikias delivered a lecture at the Laskaridis Foundation Library entitled, “Online Education: The Promise and Challenges.”…Continue Reading Visit to Greece by Nikias promises new research collaborations
Nikias explores academic collaborations in United Kingdom visit
President Emeritus and Professor C. L. Max Nikias recently traveled to the United Kingdom to establish academic collaborations in research, teaching and outreach programs for his Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities and the USC Institute for Technology Enabled Higher Education. The institute was established as an organized research unit in the Office of the Provost and Nikias is its executive director….Continue Reading Nikias explores academic collaborations in United Kingdom visit