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Soka to Distribute Second Round of Coronavirus Relief Funds to Eligible Students

Apr 07, 2021

Soka University of America will distribute more than $345,000 in coronavirus relief funds to eligible students. Half of the funds will come from a second round of supplemental aid from the US

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Diet and Disease: Learning to Eat Healthier on a Budget

Mar 31, 2021

More than four million Californians were receiving benefits from CalFresh, the state’s food assistance program, at the start of 2020. When the pandemic hit, more people than ever found themselves

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President's Message on Recent Hate Crimes

Mar 19, 2021

Dear Soka Community, I am sure we are all saddened by the recent string of hate crimes in the US directed at Asian Americans, including the shootings this week in Atlanta. Such incidents show the base

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SUA Honors Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury With Inaugural Soka Global Citizen Award

Mar 16, 2021

In honor of the 20th anniversary of its Aliso Viejo campus, Soka University of America is proud to announce Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury as the recipient of the inaugural Soka Global Citizen Award

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Soka Continues Test-Optional Admission Policy for Fall 2022 Applicants

Mar 16, 2021

Soka University of America has extended its SAT and ACT test-optional policy to include students applying for Fall 2022 admission. The policy, first implemented in June 2020, will continue to allow

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President's Message: WSCUC Accreditation Reaffirmed for 10 Years

Mar 05, 2021

Dear SUA Community, I am pleased to announce that the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) acted to reaffirm the accreditation of Soka University of America for a period of 10 years

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Soka’s Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Human Rights Begins Fulfilling Its Mission

Feb 18, 2021

Announced last summer, Soka University’s Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Human Rights has begun fulfilling its mission to “provide space and resources for students and faculty of Soka University of

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Andrew Young and Hortense Spillers Speak to Universities’ Role in Building on MLK’s Legacy

Feb 18, 2021

About three hundred friends and members of the Soka community came together virtually on January 22 for “Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.—A Conversation,” the first event co-sponsored by SUA’s newly

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B2B Impactathon: Incubating Ideas to Change the World

Feb 09, 2021

Join UC Irvine’s New Venture Competition Through participation in the Bridges to Business program, Soka students and alumni now have access to the UC Irvine New Venture Competition at UCI’s Beall

Karen Moran Jackson

Prof. Karen Moran Jackson Awarded AERA Fellowship to Study Deeper Learning

Feb 08, 2021

Karen Moran Jackson, assistant professor of educational psychology and assessment, has received a fellowship from the American Educational Research Association to advance her research on deeper