C. L. Max Nikias

11th President of the University of Southern California

“The Destined Reign of Troy”
During Dr. Nikias’ tenure as president, USC is emerging as a global research university with an undisputed academically-elite status, due to a number of strategic initiatives that include: recruiting a cadre of transformative, world-class faculty and accelerating the expansion of the university’s academic medical enterprise; broadening USC’s international presence; dramatically improving the breadth and quality of its outstanding student body; improving the university’s infrastructure, including the development of the USC Village; and aggressively advancing the largest fundraising campaign in the history of higher education.

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from the Office of the President

Prominent Angelenos and generous donors join in celebration of USC Village
October 4, 2017 12:00 pm
USC President C. L. Max Nikias and Niki C. Nikias arrive at the USC Village gala. (USC Photo/Steve Cohn)
Nearly 1,000 of L.A.’s most prominent business leaders, philanthropists and elected officials joined USC President C. L. Max Nikias and colleagues Tuesday for a festive gala celebrating the opening of USC Village. “Tonight we can see the full span of USC’s extraordinary evolution from cornerstone to capstone,” Nikias told the crowd gathered in USC Village’s Central Piazza. “And we recognize that the USC Village stands as the crowning achievement of all of our capital construction efforts, efforts that have been fueled and fulfilled by the philanthropic…
USC’s freshman class sets record: More first-generation students than ever
September 28, 2017 12:01 pm
This year’s class was selected from the most applicants in USC history. (USC Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
The Trojan Family grew by 3,358 when the fall semester began, and many of those incoming students are first in their families to attend college. Almost 17 percent of the class of 2021 are first-generation college students, according to the USC Office of Admission. About two-thirds of the class are students of color. The incoming class also has the highest average test scores in USC history. “As the numbers show, our fall freshman class is the highest achieving and the most diverse in USC history,”…
Foshay Learning Center provides more first-year USC students than any other high school
September 28, 2017 12:00 pm
Foshay graduates now at USC: Kathryn Johnston, Jose Martinez-Garcia, Dayanara Saucedo, Samantha Suarez, Katherine Loera, Jessica Hernandez-Flores, Angelica Vasquez, Fatima Saravia, Sergio Lopez and Nancy Hernandez, from left (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)
The Foshay Learning Center has done it again. For the second year in a row, the public high school — which is less than a mile from the University Park Campus — has sent more first-year students to USC than any other high school. Foshay first took the honor last year with 19 students, and that number rose to 21 this year. Although the students may be moving in different academic directions, their Foshay bond doesn’t break. “We’ve been together since sixth grade,” said Yulimar Ramos, who…