#117 - C. L. Max Nikias

Today On The Eric Metaxas Show, Eric talks with former USC President C. L. Max Nikias about his new book American Trojan, his journey from a refugee childhood in Cyprus to the presidency of the University of Southern California, and what his story reveals about the American Dream. They also discuss the collapse of academic standards, the rise of identity politics in higher education, the loss of the Western classics, the future of universities in the age of AI, and what it would take to renew American education.

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#117 - C. L. Max Nikias is an episode from The Eric Metaxas Show by Metaxas Media.

This episode is 00:40:48 long.

This episode was published on May 13, 2026.

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