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On the day before commencement at the end of chef Mike Fondarella’s first year cooking breakfast and lunch at the Soka Bistro’s grill station, a graduate student from Japan handed him a letter. “She

Walking through the antechamber of the Founders Hall Meeting Room, visitors may notice a portrait and plaque honoring John Montgomery (1920-2008). It hangs next to photographs of other eminent

“Be willing to be interrupted,” said Dr. Sarah Ann Wider, emerita professor of English and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Colgate University, addressing the SUA community in Founders Hall on

“Learning a new language transforms how students perceive and interpret the world,” said Sandrine Siméon, associate professor of French, assistant dean of global citizenship, and director of Soka

“What does it look like for us to collectively thrive?” Maya Gunaseharan M.A. ’19, director for diversity initiatives and community building, posed this question to students, faculty, and staff

Joyful chatter and bright saxophone notes drifted over the canyon as guests mingled in the garden of the Athenaeum on a Saturday in October. While the sun set behind the San Joaquin Hills, Soka

Growing up in Ghana, Edem Wordi ’27 learned early on how perseverance and compassion go hand in hand. He remembers watching his mother run a small business while raising him and his siblings and

Recently, we celebrated the vision and voice of beloved Soka student and Media Office student employee Lucas Colombo ’27, who passed away earlier this year. Lucas was a talented filmmaker, playing a

We sat down recently with educator Monte Joffee — New York City teacher turned co-founder of the Renaissance Charter School — whose work translates Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s value-creating (soka)