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Four people pose with props in front of an SUA campus backdrop during the 2025 Soka Homecoming event.

SUA’s First-Ever Homecoming: A Celebration of Community and Connection

May 21, 2025

On May 3, the Campus Green blossomed with laughter, games, and meaningful reunions during SUA’s first homecoming celebration. As children of staff and alumni jumped in a bouncy house and students

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Career Ready from Day One: SUA's New Career Hub Transforms Student-to-Professional Pathways

Apr 14, 2025

There is a clear trend among Soka students: while some will go directly to graduate school, 70-80% will enter the workforce upon graduation. But in today’s rapidly shifting job market, even the most

8 student members of the SUA Model U.N. team pose for a group photo in front of a large green wall planter at Toronto's Model U.N. conference. One student is holding up a blue banner that says "SOKA."

“Our Voices Are Powerful”: Soka’s Model U.N. Team Shapes Informed and Eloquent Future Leaders

Apr 11, 2025

In a flurry of palpable joy and elation, SUA’s Model U.N. team accepted the “Best Small Delegation” award on Feb. 22 at the North American Model United Nations in Toronto, one of the most competitive

Andrea Bartoli, wearing a suit and glasses, stands at a lectern and gestures with his hands while speaking to an auditorium of people.

'Every Human Being Can Contribute to Lasting Peace': A Conversation with Andrea Bartoli

Apr 11, 2025

Andrea Bartoli, president of the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue, executive adviser to the Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS), and an SUA trustee, has worked as a scholar

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Orlando Bloom Announced as Soka University of America’s 2025 Commencement Speaker

Apr 10, 2025

Soka University of America announced actor and humanitarian Orlando Bloom as keynote speaker of the 2025 commencement ceremony, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. May 23 in the Soka Performing Arts Center

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Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock to Receive the 2025 Soka Global Citizen Award

Mar 16, 2025

Jazz titan and global humanitarian Herbie Hancock will receive the 2025 Soka Global Citizen Award, Soka University of America announced today. The honor celebrates Hancock’s six-decade journey as a

Carol Krein Robinson '25 speaks to fellow students during class at SUA.

International Studies: Shaping a Humanistic Outlook on an Interconnected World

Mar 11, 2025

What does it mean to foster global citizens in an increasingly fraught, divided world? This question is at the heart of the learning that takes place in the International Studies Concentration at SUA

Two students smile as they stand with their research project during the winter block Learning Cluster Fair.

Faith in Action: Can Religion Bridge Divides and Build Peace?

Mar 10, 2025

In a world increasingly divided by fear and mistrust, can religion become a force for peace? This question guided students in Professor Tetsushi Ogata’s Learning Cluster as they explored diverse faith

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Igniting Passion for Urban Nature: An Interview with Associate Professor Deike Peters

Mar 07, 2025

Deike Peters, associate professor of environmental planning and practice, spent her sabbatical last year researching the proposed ecological restoration of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, the

President Feasel meets with Republican Rep. Young Kim (CA-40)

President Feasel Advocates for SUA in First Washington Policy Trip

Mar 06, 2025

Soka University of America is expanding its federal advocacy efforts. President Ed Feasel recently visited Washington, D.C., meeting with congressional offices and national media to represent the