Soka News

The Weekly Soka News, aka WSN, is a dynamic new video series dedicated to keeping the Soka community informed and engaged. The lively student hosts make the videos a weekly source of enthusiasm, entertainment, and campus knowledge rolled into one!

From highlighting upcoming events and sharing exciting news to giving well-deserved shout outs to our hardworking community members, the WSN strives to create a sense of connection and collaboration among our students, faculty, and staff.

Please enjoy a few recent episodes of the WSN below!

A woman wearing a blue sweater, black pants, and white boots squats down and clasps her hands together as she coaches a volleyball game in the recreation center.

Nov 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Kushner to Coach Both SUA Volleyball Teams as Women’s Program Launches

Soka University of America will add women’s volleyball in Fall 2027, giving head coach Taylor Kushner a second program to build from scratch.Kushner has coached the men’s team since it launched in 202...

Male and female students lean in and look at items on a table during an escape room activity.

Oct 21, 2026 7 Min Read

Emerging Leaders Program Builds Confidence Through Serving Others

Kate Selfe ’27 of Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, signed up for the Emerging Leaders Program because it felt complementary to the work she was already doing at her campus job. At the time, she was a fi...

Men and women representing Soka University of America and the Hazel Henderson Center pose for a photo on a rooftop.

Oct 20, 2026 2 Min Read

Exploring a Collaboration With the Hazel Henderson Center

Soka University of America President Edward M. Feasel and Tetsushi Ogata, managing director of the Soka Institute for Global Solutions, spent two days in September at the Hazel Henderson Center in St....

A woman with reddish-brown, shoulder-length hair is wearing a light green blouse, black pants, and black-rimmed glasses as she stands with her arms crossed and smiles.

Oct 20, 2026 8 Min Read

‘Education Happens Everywhere’: A Conversation with Karen Moran Jackson, M.A. Program Director

What can education do for students, communities, and entire societies worldwide? Karen Moran Jackson often facilitates discussions around this question with graduate students. She directs the M.A. in ...

Side view of a man with short black hair wearing a black suit speaking into a microphone at a clear lectern with glass legs during the 2026 Peace Gala.

Oct 20, 2026 6 Min Read

Peace Gala Raises $1.25 Million as Alumnus Recounts Path From Surgery to Oslo

“Our students are striving to become global citizens who contribute to the world,” Soka University of America President Edward M. Feasel said in his remarks to donors at the 22nd annual Peace Gala on ...

Members of the Amazon rainforest study tour wear orange hard hats and stand beneath tall trees while they learn about the rainforest.

Oct 19, 2026 5 Min Read

Students Spend Summer at the U.N. and the Amazon

SUA students spent part of the summer in New York City and the Amazon rainforest, exploring how their education can address global challenges. The Luis and Linda Nieves Family Foundation funded both t...

A student with short brown hair wearing a white Neymar jersey stands with his back to the camera and arms outstretched, holding a dodgeball in one hand as other dodgeball players look on.

Oct 16, 2026 1 Min Read

Class Spirit Takes Center Stage at SUA’s Welcome Back Event

The Campus Green was buzzing on Sept. 23 as students, faculty, and staff gathered for SUA’s annual Welcome Back Community Event, an afternoon of food, games, and friendly competition to kick off the n...

A large group of students hold up their academic awards and pose alongside university faculty and leadership.

Sep 30, 2026 2 Min Read

SUA Honors Top Academic Award Recipients for 2026

Soka University of America has named this year’s top scholars — recipients of the Ikeda Scholarship, the John D. Montgomery Scholarship, the Soka Merit Award, and the Academic Excellence awards. Presi...

Carlos Alberto Torres talks with students after the award ceremony.

Sep 17, 2026 7 Min Read

Promoting Peace as a ‘Precondition for a Better World’: An Interview with 2026 Soka Global Citizen Award Recipient Carlos Alberto Torres

“If you believe in global citizenship education,” said eminent education scholar Carlos Alberto Torres during his lecture after receiving the 2026 Soka Global Citizen Award, “find a social movement an...

Composite image of a female cross country runner racing along a dirt trail, a swimmer doing backstroke, a female golfer putting, and a female track athlete mid-stride..

Sep 16, 2026 10 Min Read

Summer as a Student-Athlete: Four Lions on Training, Summer Jobs, and Their Goals for 2026-2027

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...

Four people wearing casual attire walk on a dirt path through rows of gardening plots with a lot of greenery.

Sep 15, 2026 5 Min Read

Growing Together: Community and Sustainability Flourish in SIGS Summer Gardening Program

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...

A group of 11 people sit around an oval wooden table and take part in a discussion.

Sep 15, 2026 7 Min Read

From Aliso Viejo to Monterey, a Shared Vision of Education Takes Shape

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...

Nov 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Kushner to Coach Both SUA Volleyball Teams as Women’s Program Launches

Oct 21, 2026 7 Min Read

Emerging Leaders Program Builds Confidence Through Serving Others

Oct 20, 2026 2 Min Read

Exploring a Collaboration With the Hazel Henderson Center

Oct 20, 2026 8 Min Read

‘Education Happens Everywhere’: A Conversation with Karen Moran Jackson, M.A. Program Director

Oct 20, 2026 6 Min Read

Peace Gala Raises $1.25 Million as Alumnus Recounts Path From Surgery to Oslo

Oct 19, 2026 5 Min Read

Students Spend Summer at the U.N. and the Amazon

Oct 16, 2026 1 Min Read

Class Spirit Takes Center Stage at SUA’s Welcome Back Event

Sep 30, 2026 2 Min Read

SUA Honors Top Academic Award Recipients for 2026

Sep 17, 2026 7 Min Read

Promoting Peace as a ‘Precondition for a Better World’: An Interview with 2026 Soka Global Citizen Award Recipient Carlos Alberto Torres

Sep 16, 2026 10 Min Read

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Kushner to Coach Both SUA Volleyball Teams as Women’s Program Launches

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‘Education Happens Everywhere’: A Conversation with Karen Moran Jackson, M.A. Program Director

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