USC President Agrees To Step Down Amid Gynecologist Scandal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school's board of trustees said Friday.
The university's board has "agreed to begin an orderly transition and commence the process of selecting a new president," Rick J. Caruso, the board's chairman, said in a letter to students and faculty members.
The letter did not say when C.L. Max Nikias would leave his post.
"We have heard the message that something is broken and that urgent and profound actions are needed," Caruso said.
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