News Tagged as Soka Institute for Global Solutions

Dr. Michael Curtis stands at the podium beside his presentation during his Jan. 9 talk to the SUA community.

Beyond Technology: The Human Side of Solving Energy Poverty

Feb 03, 2025

Liberal arts education is essential for addressing global energy poverty, as leaders in the field increasingly recognize that technical solutions alone aren’t enough. This was the core message from Dr

Group photo of attendees of the event commemorating Choose Hope, the dialogue between Daisaku Ikeda and David Krieger. Co-organized by the Soka Institute for Global Solutions and the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

Hope as a Catalyst: Celebrating the Enduring Message of Ikeda and Krieger

Dec 12, 2024

Hope serves as the foundation for the essential elements of global citizenship — wisdom, courage, and compassion — explained Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

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

The Soka Institute for Global Solutions hosts the 2024 Peace and Reconciliation in East Asia Symposium

Exploring Peace and Reconciliation: Soka Institute for Global Solutions Hosts Inaugural East Asia Symposium

Jun 05, 2024

The Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) serves as an anchor for global citizens to expand their collaborative, purposeful, and sustaining networks of global cooperation. Such cooperation was on

Members of SIGS pose for a photo in front of a tv screen featuring Andrea Bartoli, Executive Adviser of SIGS

SUA Alumni Discuss Expanding Global Citizenship Education at Inaugural Conference

Dec 18, 2023

Exploring how to bring the principles of global citizenship into classrooms from pre-kindergarten through high school led to lively discussions among the Soka University of America alumni who returned

Participants in SIGS' Nuclear Politics 2023 program are in discussion

Nuclear Politics 2023: SIGS Launches Inaugural Summer Program

Aug 03, 2023

The Soka Institute for Global Solutions held its inaugural summer program, “Nuclear Politics 2023,” in collaboration with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey’s James Martin

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SUA Launches Soka Institute for Global Solutions to Promote Stability and Peace

Jun 14, 2022

Announced during the 21st anniversary of the dedication of Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, the new Soka Institute for Global Solutions is 35 years in the making. In his annual peace