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Soka Performing Arts Center Announces 2019–2020 Jazz Monsters Series

Oct 02, 2019

The Jazz Monsters Series honors a uniquely American art form of self-expression and self-understanding.

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Meet the Author Series with Arie Galles, Professor Emeritus and Artist in Residence

Sep 25, 2019

Professor Emeritus and Artist in Residence Arie Galles gave a lecture/presentation, “There and Back Again,” at the Soka Athenaeum on September 25, 2019.

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Soka University Ranked High for Best College, Best Value, Social Mobility and Diversity

Sep 12, 2019

U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2020” ranks SUA in the Top 30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, Top 10 in Best Value and Top 10 in Social Mobility.

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Faculty News

Sep 01, 2019

Spotlighting accomplishments by Michael Golden, Robert Allinson, Tomoko Takahashi, Shane Barter, Ted Lowe, Junyi Liu, Arie Galles, Ryan Ashley Caldwell, Tetsushi Ogata, and Aneil Rallin.

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Soka Performing Arts Center Presents Legendary Songwriter Jimmy Webb

Aug 28, 2019

(Aliso Viejo, CA, August 28, 2019) –Songwriter Jimmy Webb has had chart-topping hits in a unique range of genres, from country to pop to disco, with songs including “Worst That Could Happen,” “Wichita

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Meet the 2019-2020 Postdoc Fellow

Aug 14, 2019

The Pacific Basin Research Center welcomes Michael Schaefer, the John D. Montgomery Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2019–2020 academic year.

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Soka Performing Arts Center Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia

Aug 14, 2019

Soka Performing Arts Center presents Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Edgar Meyer (double bass) with Rakesh Chaurasia (bansuri – Indian flute) on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3pm. Most

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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Aug 10, 2019

In spring 2019, SUA’s Environmental Studies concentration became an organizational shareholder in JAFSCD.

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Soka Performing Arts Center Presents Sergio Mendes: The 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova

Jul 22, 2019

Soka Performing Arts Center presents Sergio Mendes: The 60 th Anniversary of Bossa Nova on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 8 p.m. A legend of Brazilian music and one of the prime architects of the

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Soka Students Excel at Euro Model UN Conference

Jun 11, 2019

Six Soka students competed at the Euro Model United Nations (EuroMUN) conference held in Maastricht, Netherlands, in May. The four-day conference featured about 500 undergraduate students from around