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2024 scholarship awardees with university officials

Recognizing SUA's 2024 Scholarship Award Recipients

Sep 25, 2024

The recipients of Soka University of America’s top academic honors—the Ikeda Scholarship, the John D. Montgomery Scholarship, the Soka Merit Award, and the Academic Excellence Award—met with President

Alumni and their families pose for a commemorative photo of the 30th anniversary of the SUA Graduate School

Celebrating 30 Years of Impact: Soka Graduate School Reunion Gathers Alumni From Around the World

Sep 06, 2024

On a crisp autumn day in 1950, Josei Toda revealed his vision for a university rooted in the principles of value-creating education to his 22-year-old protégé, Daisaku Ikeda. Thirty-seven years after

The Class of 2028 poses for a group photo after arriving for orientation

Cultivating Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion: The Journey Begins for the Class of 2028

Sep 05, 2024

“Four years from now, what kind of person do you want to be?” asked Soka Student Union president Julia Miyagawa Braga ’25, addressing the newly arrived Class of 2028. On August 6, over 120 first-year

Actors hold eachother during a performance of Shakespeare by the Sea on SUA's Campus Green

A Summer of Jazz, Symphony, Shakespeare, and Samba Thrills Audiences at SUA

Sep 04, 2024

This summer, SUA welcomed more than 2,000 visitors from the Southern California community to its annual Summer at Soka series. From June to August, the campus hosted a Shakespeare production and

SUA President Ed Feasel waters a plant at the Soka Amazon Institute while a group of people look on

SUA in the Amazon: Partnership with Soka Amazon Institute Opens Door to New Study Tour

Sep 04, 2024

SUA students will soon have the opportunity to experience hands-on learning in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet: the Amazon rainforest. In July, SUA President Ed Feasel signed a

Shane Barter poses with scholars during the Association for Asian Studies in Asia annual conference

Summer Research in a Special Region

Sep 03, 2024

This summer, SUA Professor Shane Barter conducted fieldwork and in Southeast Asia with support from the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS). IHS is a non-profit organization at George Mason University

Headshot of Mirian Vilela

Championing Sustainable Futures: Dr. Mirian Vilela Wins 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award

Aug 14, 2024

Soka University of America has named Dr. Mirian Vilela recipient of the 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award for her work championing sustainable development and education for global citizenship. Vilela

SUA alumni and educators pose outside Maathai Hall during the SIGS Education Conference

Fostering Global Citizens at Every Grade Level: SUA Alumni Reunite for SIGS Education Conference

Aug 02, 2024

“We cannot dismiss the potential of young people,” said Ramon Paras ’08 to a room of fellow SUA alumni and educators, many of whom nodded in agreement. A middle and high school teacher at Soka

Participants of SIGS Nuclear Politics 2024 summer program pose for a group photo

Youth Tackle Nuclear Threat at Intensive Summer Program

Jul 03, 2024

Nuclear war is closer than ever, but we have the power to prevent it, Dr. Ira Helfand warned a group of students at Soka University of America’s Nuclear Politics 2024 summer program. This stark, but

SUA graduates raise their arms in celebration during the 2024 Commencement Ceremony

Behind the Scenes: The Making of an Unforgettable Commencement Weekend

Jun 06, 2024

More than 1,000 visitors are welcomed onto campus during commencement weekend each year, greeted by a pristine campus, delicious meals, tour guides at the ready, and a myriad of Soka faculty and staff