USC Faculty Pushes For President’s Ouster As Number Of Patients Suing University Over Gynecologist Ticks Up
The faculty at the university has concerns that C.L. Max Nikias, who in May agreed to begin a transition to a new president, isn't planning on actually leaving. “We find ourselves in a state of turmoil and uncertainty,” the petition said, noting that students return to campus in less than three weeks. “President Nikias cannot be the one who stands up to greet new students at the Convocation.”
Los Angeles Times:
Number Of Patients Suing USC Over Sex Abuse Claims Tops 300 As Faculty Push For Nikias' Exit
The number of former patients suing USC for allegedly failing to protect them from sexual abuse at a campus health clinic increased to more than 300 this week amid a new push by university faculty to speed the departure of the outgoing president, C.L. Max Nikias. The university’s trustees announced in May that Nikias had “agreed to begin an orderly transition” to a new president. (Ryan and Hamilton, 7/31)
