President C. L. Max Nikias
USC's 11th president, C. L. Max Nikias is an accomplished scholar and innovator whose 19 years at USC have been characterized by vision and a talent for seeing and seizing opportunities. From his creation of a multimedia research center and his energetic tenure as dean of engineering, to the pacesetting initiatives he set in motion as USC's provost, he has helped propel USC toward its goal of becoming one of the most productive and influential research universities in the world. Read more about President Nikias.
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USC Receives $150 Million Naming Gift from W. M. Keck Foundation
USC president C. L. Max Nikias and Keck Foundation president and chairman Robert Day sign the official documents in front of the model of the 1952 Drilling Barge of W. M. Keck Sr.
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Nikias Joins Katzenberg at Animation Center Dedication
The new Marilyn & Jeffrey Katzenberg Center for Animation was dedicated at a ceremony attended by Lucas, Spielberg, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley, comedian Jack Black, USC president C. L. Max Nikias and more than 200 alumni, students and VIPs. In the photo, from left: President Nikias, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and George Lucas.
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The Doctors of USC Beverly Hills
USC leaders, physicians, and friends gathered on May 10 to celebrate the arrival of USC’s medical expertise in the Westside communities of Los Angeles with the opening of The Doctors of USC Beverly Hills. The new satellite will focus initially on ophthalmology and prostate cancer care.
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LA City Council Honors LA Times Festival of Books at USC
On Friday, April 29th, the Los Angeles City Council honored USC and the Los Angeles Times by officially proclaiming the weekend of April 30-May 1st as "Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC weekend in the City of Los Angeles." USC President C. L. Max Nikias attended the presentation and delivered remarks on behalf of the university. The Los Angeles Times Media Group was represented by John T. O'Loughlin, Executive Vice President, of Advertising and Chief Revenue Officer.
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Beijing Summit Draws Presidents from 130 Countries
President and Mrs. C. L. Max Nikias traveled to Beijing on April 23 to participate in the Global Summit of University Presidents and the 15th Annual Presidents Meeting of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities at Tsinghua University. Read more.
President Nikias at Dedication of 20th Century Fox Soundstage
On March 30, 20th Century Fox added its name to the list of iconic institutions and artists affiliated with the USC School of Cinematic Arts at the dedication of the 20th Century Fox Soundstage.
USC president C. L. Max Nikias, filmmaker-producer George Lucas; Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos; and cinematic arts school dean Elizabeth Daley were in attendance.
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Commerce Secretary Locke Meets with USC President Nikias
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. 3/29/11
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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 to discuss the importance of federal research funding in education, innovation and job creation.
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Presidential Priorities for USC
Transforming USC into a major hub of the emerging Age of the Pacific—by creating trans-Pacific alliances, by fully utilizing Los Angeles as a laboratory for trans-Pacific research, education and culture, and by building the foremost network of Pacific leaders.
Ensuring that the USC academic community serves as a key engine of intellectual, economic and cultural progress for the nation, and allowing its vast array of disciplines to be combined creatively in order to catalyze new knowledge and innovation.
Ensuring that USC promotes imagination and invention by creating a living and learning environment in which the university’s undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty are fluent in a wide variety of intellectual areas, ranging from classical literary works to the latest digital technologies.
Serving the neighborhoods around our two campuses through job creation and quality k-12 education.
Further strengthening the legendary traditions of the Trojan Family.