LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is to
get a global policy institute in his name as he relaunches his
action movie career following a seven-year stint at California
Governor.
The University of Southern California on Thursday announced
the establishment of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State
and Global Policy at its Los Angeles campus.
USC and Schwarzenegger said in a statement that the new
institute would focus on "the responsibility of leaders to
transcend partisanship to implement policies that most benefit
the people they serve."
The "Terminator" star put his action movie career largely on
hold after being elected the Republican governor of California
in 2003. But the 65 year-old former bodybuilder will reunite
with Sylvester Stallone for "The Expendables 2" later in August
and has five other movies in the pipeline.
Schwarzenegger's post gubernatorial career was the subject
of much speculation as he prepared to step down in early 2011.
Opinion was divided over whether he would run for a Senate seat,
resume acting, or possibly join the administration of President
Barack Obama in some capacity.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Andrew Hay)