Newly established chair named in honor of USC Trustee Malcolm Currie will be the university's first to honor technology and the humanities.

President Steven B. Sample has announced the establishment of the Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities. The first holder is C. L. Max Nikias, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.

"This is the first endowed chair in USC history to honor both technology and the humanities," Sample said, "and we believe it is the first such chair at any university."

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