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From War to Trojan: Max Nikias on Resilience, Leadership, and American Higher Education

Max Nikias, former president of USC and author of ‘American Trojan,’ joins Jason to discuss his remarkable life journey, leadership, and the future of higher education. Max shares his extraordinary journey from growing up in a small village in Cyprus and losing everything overnight during the 1974 war, to immigrating to the United States with just $1,500 in his pocket and ascending to the helm of one of the nation’s premier universities. Plus, he shares his concerns regarding the “Wild West” of modern college athletics and pinpoints the exact moment higher education began shifting for the worse. Bring on the Stupid:Two incidents of influencer-induced cockerel catastrophe in France and Oman, and a prankster arrested for dressing as the Grim Reaper outside a hospital in Wales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

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