Gary Locke, U.S. secretary of commerce and President Obama’s nominee to be the country’s next ambassador to China, met with USC president C. L. Max Nikias during a visit to USC on March 29, 2011….Continue Reading Commerce Secretary Locke Meets with USC President Nikias
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Nikias Leads USC Delegation to Meet with Congressional Leaders
A delegation of USC administrators and trustees led by President C. L. Max Nikias met with congressional leaders March 15, 2011, to discuss the importance of federal research funding in education, innovation and job creation. Read the full story.See more photos….Continue Reading Nikias Leads USC Delegation to Meet with Congressional Leaders
President C. L. Max Nikias Leads Delegation to India
USC President C. L. Max Nikias and USC trustee Rata Tata confer at a press conference in Mumbai in February 2011. While in India, a delegation of USC faculty, administrators, and trustees is meeting with key Indian partners in higher education, business and government, and with USC alumni to build sustainable alliances in the areas…Continue Reading President C. L. Max Nikias Leads Delegation to India
President Nikias Speaks to Students
President C. L. Max Nikias celebrated the USC community and invited students to celebrate the richness and diversity of Los Angeles in a speech at Bovard Auditorium on Feb. 1, 2011. The event marked the first time in recent years that a USC president formally has addressed the student body. Read the full story.Watch the…Continue Reading President Nikias Speaks to Students
USC Breaks Ground for New Athletic Center
USC President C. L. Max Nikias, left, and athletic director Pat Haden, second from right, join USC Board of Trustee members Ronald Tutor, Tamara Gustavson and Edward Roski, Jr., at the groundbreaking for the new John McKay Center on Jan. 12, 2011. Read the full story….Continue Reading USC Breaks Ground for New Athletic Center
USC Shoah Foundation Institute Event Draws Celebs and Supporters
President C. L. Max Nikias and Niki Nikias were among the stars and supporters of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute at its annual gala held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 9, 2010. Founded by USC Trustee Steven Spielberg, the institute gathers and digitally preserves and distributes eyewitness testimonies to genocides. “By preserving…Continue Reading USC Shoah Foundation Institute Event Draws Celebs and Supporters
Broad Center Will House Stem Cell Research
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President C. L. Max Nikias, and philanthropist Eli Broad (from left) gathered on Oct. 29, 2010, to dedicate the new Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC. The five-story, 87,500-square-foot, green-certified building, located on USC’s Health Sciences Campus, will house an estimated 200 researchers….Continue Reading Broad Center Will House Stem Cell Research
The Inauguration of President C. L. Max Nikias
On Oct. 15, 2010, thousands of people gathered in Alumni Park to participate in the inauguration ceremony of C. L. Max Nikias as the 11th president of the University of Southern California. Read the full story.Read or watch the speech.See more photos.Watch a tribute video to President Nikias….Continue Reading The Inauguration of President C. L. Max Nikias
USC Hosts Second Annual NAE Grand Challenges National Summit
USC president C. L. Max Nikias and National Academy of Engineering president Chuck Vest addressed hundreds of America’s leading engineers, scientists, educators, innovators, policy leaders and corporate executives at the second annual NAE Grand Challenges National Summit, which was held at USC Oct. 6 to 8, 2010. This year’s summit was a forum for the…Continue Reading USC Hosts Second Annual NAE Grand Challenges National Summit
President Nikias and L.A. Times Publisher Relocate Festival of Books to USC
After 15 years on the UCLA campus, the renowned Los Angeles Times Festival of books is moving to USC’s University Park campus in spring 2010. The move was spearheaded by President C. L. Max Nikias and Times publisher and CEO Eddy Hartenstein.Read the full story….Continue Reading President Nikias and L.A. Times Publisher Relocate Festival of Books to USC