Address to Doctoral Students and Postdocs August 24, 2010By C. L. Max Nikias This is a historic gathering. And I’ll tell you why. This is the first university-wide reception USC has ever held for our doctoral students and our postdoctoral scholars and researchers. In the past, Ph.D. students and postdocs have been greeted by their…Continue Reading “USC: A Place of Innovation”
Category: Speeches & Articles
“The Six Literacies: What Every Student Should Know”
USC New Student Convocation August 19, 2010By C. L. Max Nikias Welcome. I want to thank the members of USC’s freshman class, our transfer students, and our parents for being part of this very special occasion. This ceremony is a rite of passage. Today we induct you into this academy, and we embrace you as…Continue Reading “The Six Literacies: What Every Student Should Know”
NCAA Compliance Speech to Athletic Coaches
NCAA Athletic Compliance Meeting for Coaches and Staff August 18, 2010 C. L. Max Nikias I’d like to begin by thanking Pat Haden. Pat and I worked closely together as a trustee and a provost, and I’m delighted that Pat accepted my challenge to come back to Heritage Hall—with a little encouragement from his wife,…Continue Reading NCAA Compliance Speech to Athletic Coaches
Remarks to the 2010 USC Football Team
August 3, 2010By C. L. Max Nikias I’d like to welcome all of you back. I know you’ve been waiting for a chance to get back on the field and remind everybody that when the mighty Trojans are at their best, they cannot be defeated. We, all of the Trojan Family, are impatient too. We…Continue Reading Remarks to the 2010 USC Football Team
“Elements of America’s Renaissance”
San Diego Union-TribuneMarch 12, 2009By C. L. Max NikiasJazz, that distinctly American art form, has been called “the sound of surprise”—and America’s successes in competitiveness over the past century have similarly resulted from the distinctly American appetite for surprise and for bold experimentation. That should inform our feverish efforts to inject life into our economy….Continue Reading “Elements of America’s Renaissance”
“Beyond the Ivory Towers: On Tomorrow’s American Research University”
C. L. Max NikiasExecutive Vice President and ProvostMalcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the HumanitiesUniversity of Southern California Thirty-First Annual Earl V. Pullias Lecture It is my privilege to offer today some perspective on the potential direction of the American research university in the coming years. Some of my recommendations and predictions for the…Continue Reading “Beyond the Ivory Towers: On Tomorrow’s American Research University”
“Attracting Foreign Students to America Offers More Advantages”
Chronicle of Higher EducationNovember 7, 2008By C. L. Max Nikias Prestigious American universities are franchising their brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, building campuses and making it possible for students in those regions to receive an American degree while remaining at home. In doing so, however, they undercut an important component of American…Continue Reading “Attracting Foreign Students to America Offers More Advantages”
“Can You Afford Not to Attend College?”
Daily News of Los AngelesThursday, June 19, 2008By C. L. Max Nikias Dear Young Person Planning to Skip College: As 3 million young Americans have graduated from high school in recent days, my thoughts turn to you, part of the 1 million graduates whose plans do not include college. A cynical radio personality mused recently…Continue Reading “Can You Afford Not to Attend College?”
“America the Unconventional”
On American Innovation FORBES.comTuesday, March 25, 2008By Jim Clifton and C. L. Max Nikias Even the most decent, charismatic or bold politicians tend to adhere to conventional wisdom and conventional prescriptions in addressing America’s economic future. In doing so, they miss the point that it is the unconventional that has driven America’s recent success, and…Continue Reading “America the Unconventional”
“The Arts and the Grand Democratic Discussion”
Ancient Greeks Did It – Empathizing with an Enemy Japan TimesFriday, January 26, 2007By C. L. Max NikiasLOS ANGELES—In a resonant scene from film director Clint Eastwood’s “Letters From Iwo Jima,” soldiers find a letter on the person of a just-deceased enemy. Upon learning that the letter is from his mother, sharing her hopes and…Continue Reading “The Arts and the Grand Democratic Discussion”