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American Trojan
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Max Nikias's memoir recounts his upbringing in Cyprus, experiences studying engineering in Athens during Greece's military dictatorship, and displacement after the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
It follows his arrival in the United States with little money, earning a scholarship to SUNY Buffalo, and building a distinguished career in engineering, classified work for the U.S.
Navy, and academic leadership.
The book also details his decade-long leadership at USC, the university's rise in reputation, and the controversies that led to his resignation.
Throughout, Nikias reflects on the immigrant covenant, gratitude, and what it means to become American.
The memoir combines personal history, higher-education insight, and reflections on citizenship and institutional challenges.
It follows his arrival in the United States with little money, earning a scholarship to SUNY Buffalo, and building a distinguished career in engineering, classified work for the U.S.
Navy, and academic leadership.
The book also details his decade-long leadership at USC, the university's rise in reputation, and the controversies that led to his resignation.
Throughout, Nikias reflects on the immigrant covenant, gratitude, and what it means to become American.
The memoir combines personal history, higher-education insight, and reflections on citizenship and institutional challenges.
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