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“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...

On May 2, SUA welcomed students, alumni, faculty, families, and friends back to campus for Homecoming 2026, a celebration of the university's 25th anniversary in Aliso Viejo.The festivities kicked off...

In April, several SUA students attended “Silicon, Swords, and Ploughshares: The Perils and Promise of AI in the Nuclear and Biological Domains,” a conference on the growing risks surrounding artificia...

“Global citizenship doesn’t come from classroom study alone,” said Dongyoun Hwang, professor of Asian studies at SUA. “It requires experience of other cultures.”This understanding of global citizenshi...

Dear Soka Community,I am excited to share news of a significant development. Soka University of America (SUA) has entered into exclusive negotiations with Middlebury College for the potential purchase...

Soka University of America has announced Dr. Sarah Ann Wider, emerita professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Colgate University, as the keynote speaker for its 2026 commenc...

This spring, programs across Soka University of America offered students more than resume-writing tips — they created space for students to imagine who they might become and how to get there.The Caree...