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Fifth Annual Dialogue on the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence with Ira Hefland

Oct 01, 2018

The Fifth Annual Dialogue on the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence welcomed Dr. Ira Helfand to the Soka University of America Athenaeum on October 2, 2018. Sponsored by the generous support from The

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Simon & Garfunkel [Revisited] Performs Infamous Central Park Concert

Sep 28, 2018

Award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Johnny Rodgers recreate Simon & Garfunkel’s 1981 Central Park concert as Simon & Garfunkel [Revisited] at Soka University on Sunday, November 11, 2018

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Meet the Author Series | Sarah England, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Sep 19, 2018

The first Meet the Author event, honoring Professor Sarah England’s new book, Writing Terror on the Bodies of Women: Media Coverage of Violence against women in Guatemala, was held on Wednesday, Sept

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Academic Opening Fall 2018 | Faculty Workshops and Welcome Dinner for Incoming Students

Sep 01, 2018

The opening of our new Fall 2018 semester at Soka University of America featured a number of festive welcoming events for both new faculty and new students. Throughout the day on September 5, a new

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Faculty News

Sep 01, 2018

Ted Lowe – Associate Professor of Anthropology​ Prof. Ted Lowe was invited to give a presentation of his new article, “Configuring Epidemic Suicide in Oceania” at the Department of Global Health and

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Meet the 2018-2019 Postdoc Fellow

Aug 31, 2018

The PBRC is happy to announce Dr. Laureen Hom as our 2018-19 John D. Montgomery Post-Doctoral Fellow! Dr. Hom received her PhD in Planning, Policy, and Design with an emphasis in Asian American

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Faculty News

Aug 01, 2018

Nalini Rao – Associate Professor of World Art Dr. Nalini Rao, Art Historian held an International Conference on ‘The Growth and Development of Indian Culture: Historical and Literary Perspectives’

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The Wonderful Wizard of Song Celebrates Composer Harold Arlen

Jun 12, 2018

The Wonderful Wizard of Song comes to Soka Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 for adults; and $10 for youth aged 18 and below. Tickets are

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PBRC Student Essay Contest Spring 2018: Winners Announced

Jun 04, 2018

The following students have been selected as PBRC Essay Contest Winners for Spring 2018: Samikchhya Bhusal (Class of 2019) “Melamchi Water Supply Project in Kathmandu” MacKenzie Kermoade (Class of

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Globalizing the Liberal Arts

Jun 01, 2018

Soka University of America hosted a conference on Globalizing the Liberal Arts (GLA) from June 3-5, 2018. The meeting was co-organized by leaders from Yale University, Pomona College, Carleton College