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Team practices may have paused over the summer, but for SUA student-athletes, the season offered a different kind of training ground. High jumper Mili Fukada ’28 interned at U.S. Bank and taught balle...

When local residents Steve and Carol Theiss signed up for a community gardening program on SUA’s campus this summer, they expected to learn about growing organic produce and pick up a few tips for eco...

Nearly five decades apart, two institutions of higher learning were founded on a shared conviction — that education can help move the world toward peace and intercultural understanding.The Monterey In...

Dear Soka Community,I'm writing today to share a significant expansion of the Soka Opportunity Plan, made possible in part by the strength of our donor community.Beginning with the 2027–2028 academic ...

Dear Soka Community,After completing our negotiations with Middlebury College, I am pleased to announce that Soka University of America will establish a second campus in Monterey, California, continui...

Soka University of America (SUA) has named Carlos Alberto Torres the recipient of the 2026 Soka Global Citizen Award in recognition of his lifelong contributions to the intellectual foundations of glo...

“There is a beautiful lesson from nature that we can draw from,” said Mirian Vilela, executive director of Earth Charter International and recipient of the 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award, addressing 1...

"The world is not healed by cynicism,” said SUA Board of Trustees member Andrea Bartoli, addressing a packed house in Milbank Chapel at Teachers College, Columbia University, on June 13. “The world is...

“Our story starts now,” said Marcos Vinicius Reginaldo de Souza, M.A. ’26, giving voice to the palpable excitement in the room as he addressed his fellow graduates during commencement on May 22.Friend...

In a region shaped by war, colonialism, and contested memory, what does genuine reconciliation require?The Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) continued exploring this question at the third and...