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Learning Clusters Explore Issues Both Timely and Timeless

Mar 30, 2023

The annual Learning Cluster at SUA allows faculty and groups of 12 or fewer students to co-design monthlong courses around a problem or question of interest and immerse themselves in exploring

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SUA Launches the Inaugural Soka Arts, Music & Food Festival

Mar 29, 2023

The Soka Arts, Music & Food Festival will open a new chapter in SUA’s connection with the community. The festival, open to everyone, will feature musical performances from contemporary artists

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Being Soka: An Interview with Professor Emerita Gail Thomas

Mar 28, 2023

In the 1990s, Gail Thomas took a leap of faith and left her tenured position at Texas A&M University to become a founding faculty member of Soka University of America. Now professor emerita of

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African Luminary Wanjira Mathai Is 2023 Soka Global Citizen Award Winner and Commencement Speaker

Mar 16, 2023

Soka University of America has named Wanjira Mathai recipient of the 2023 Soka Global Citizen Award for her decades of advocating for social and environmental change on both local and international

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Soka Celebrates the Life of Civil Rights Icon Martin Luther King Jr.

Feb 16, 2023

SUA celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. with a week-long celebration that began on January 16, the national holiday in his honor. The week included four events, each highlighting different aspects of Dr

Members of CalPac’s Student-Athlete Council, led by Chase Buchert ’23 speak to an audience.

Soka Student-Athletes Take the Lead in Centering Values Across the California Pacific Conference

Feb 16, 2023

Something unusual happens at the start of most athletic events at SUA that instantly reminds athletes and spectators alike of what it really means to win. Before competitions in the California Pacific

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Nobel Seminars Launch with Insider View of the Nobel Peace Prize

Feb 14, 2023

With almost 13,000 nuclear warheads in the world today, preventing their use is the most pressing peace issue of our time and a fitting topic for Soka University of America’s inaugural Nobel Seminar

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Springboard to an Advanced Degree: Undergraduates Can Gain Accelerated Entry to the Middlebury Institute at Monterey

Feb 14, 2023

SUA has partnered with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey to provide Soka students with the opportunity to gain accelerated entry admission to its master’s degree program

Dr. Asle Toje, deputy leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, wears a blue suit and looks off into the distance

Soka University of America to Host Nobel Peace Prize Discussion

Jan 27, 2023

As the first step in its partnership with the Nobel Institute, Soka University of America is hosting “The Nobel Peace Prize: Can It Influence World Peace?”, on Tuesday, Jan. 31. SUA Distinguished

Headshot of SUA Student, Giulia Paié Pinto ’23

How Giulia Paié Pinto ’23 Became an Accidental Social Media Influencer

Dec 16, 2022

Giulia Paié Pinto ’23 wasn’t expecting much when she began posting videos on TikTok to help her stay connected to SUA during the pandemic. After a video she made about her experience as an