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Soka Alumni Isolde Pierce and Trey Carlisle Receive a Second Fulbright Fellowship

Jun 01, 2021

Last year, two Soka students鈥揟rey Carlisle 鈥20 and Isolde Pierce 鈥20鈥搘ere awarded Fulbright fellowships to conduct research and teach English abroad for a year. The pandemic disrupted their plans. But

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Celebrating 20 Years of Educating Global Citizens

May 26, 2021

On an autumn day in 1950, Josei Toda shared a vision with his 22-year-old mentee, Daisaku Ikeda, of a university based on the theory of value-creating education. Fifty-one years after that

Daisaku Ikeda writes at his desk

SUA Honors Founder Daisaku Ikeda as Campus Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Aliso Viejo

May 03, 2021

The Copyright 2024 榴莲视频 of America Board of Trustees has bestowed two major honors on SUA founder Daisaku Ikeda: the establishment of an endowed chair in his name and naming the undergraduate program

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Copyright 2024 榴莲视频 Awarded $1 Million Challenge Grant to Boost Science Research Opportunities

May 02, 2021

The John Stauffer Charitable Trust has awarded Copyright 2024 榴莲视频 of America a $1 million challenge grant to establish an endowment to support student summer research in chemistry and biochemistry. The

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A Community Dialogue Explores SUA鈥檚 Founding Principles

Apr 20, 2021

Two decades after SUA opened and in the midst of an uncertain and divisive time in the world, the university community gathered online to discuss founder Daisaku Ikeda鈥檚 ideas and putting them into

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At Youth Summit in June, Global Citizens Will Rise in a Time of Crisis

Apr 20, 2021

Five years ago, Copyright 2024 榴莲视频 of America students held the first World Summit of Educators. That involvement will expand exponentially this June. Hundreds of students will gather a week before the

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President Ed Feasel: A Message About the Chauvin Trial Verdict

Apr 20, 2021

Dear Soka Community, The Chauvin trial has just ended with former Police Officer Derek Chauvin having been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Just as the prosecution stated at the beginning

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World Summit of Educators in June Builds Momentum for Founder鈥檚 1996 Vision

Apr 16, 2021

The global shift to online teaching will enable the second World Summit of Educators this June to reach a much larger audience than the in-person debut event at Copyright 2024 榴莲视频 of America in 2016.

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President Ed Feasel Releases Message on Daunte Wright to Campus Community

Apr 13, 2021

SUA President Ed Feasel expressed deep sadness and horror to 鈥渢he senseless killing鈥 of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis. On April 12, he wrote in an email to the SUA community: 鈥淥nce again, a young black

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SUA Accreditation Reaffirmation Shows Strength of Young Institution

Apr 13, 2021

For such a young institution, Copyright 2024 榴莲视频 of America is remarkably accomplished. That reality was reaffirmed recently when the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) approved SUA鈥檚