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.
Read More...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.
Read More...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.”
Read More...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.
Read More...C. L. Max Nikias has moved into the role of President Emeritus and Life Trustee of the university. This decision follows the announcement, earlier this summer, that the Board of Trustees and Dr. Nikias had agreed to an orderly transition and that a Special Committee of the Board would commence a search for a new president. He will continue to serve as a tenured professor and holder of the Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities, and will assist with the transition of the incoming president. Click through to read the full press release.
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The trustees and administrators discussed issues ranging from quantum computing to DACA students.
Led by President C. L. Max Nikias, a delegation of 13 USC trustees and university administrators went to Washington, D.C., this week for the university’s annual visit to the nation’s capital.
The visit kicked off Tuesday evening with a reception hosted by Nikias and his wife, Niki C. Nikias, for 500 alumni, parents and special guests including friends of the university and elected officials.
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USC president C. L. Max Nikias receives Humanitarian Award
USC President C. L. Max Nikias was honored April 14 with the Humanitarian Award of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. The award is presented to physicians and scientists who have made significant contributions to survival and quality of life of patients across the globe.
“It’s a tremendous honor to accept this award on behalf of the university,” said Nikias, emphasizing the priority USC has given to this important discipline.
“Because of the potential
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The USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association (APAA) recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary. University president C.L. Max Nikias attended the Awards Gala with his wife, Niki C. Nikias, to celebrate alongside organization members, and to meet some of the 100 young men and women who benefit from APAA scholarships.
The APAA also honored several great Trojans for their outstanding contributions to USC and to society at large. Los Angeles Dodgers photographer Jon Soohoo and entrepreneur Sabrina Kay each won a leadership award
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The facility — USC’s ninth international office — builds on the university’s existing European presence
USC just got a little closer for Trojans based in Europe: With a delegation of university leaders led by President C. L. Max Nikias on hand, USC’s newest international office officially opened this week in London.
The office serves as headquarters for USC’s efforts to attract talented prospective Trojans from across the United Kingdom and the continent. Located on Bedford Square in London’s Bloomsbury neighborhood, it is a center for recruiting,
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The historic home of the Trojans will be renamed in 2019 after a $270 million renovation is completed
United Airlines and USC have announced a naming rights agreement to help sustain and renovate the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, one of the sports world’s most beloved historical landmarks and home of the USC Trojans. Under the 16-year agreement, the venue will officially become the United Airlines Memorial Coliseum beginning in August 2019.
The agreement will support a $270 million project to restore and preserve the
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