Southern Cal Paid Ex-President $7.6 Million

The University of Southern California paid C. L. Max Nikias $7.6 million to leave as president, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was ousted amid a scandal over a doctor in the student health services who abused students for decades and other scandals. Nikias also received a $3 million loan to buy a home.

The board defended the payment as necessary “in order to move forward with a leadership change.”