The 2025 Global Citizenship Education Conference brought together PreK-12 educators from around the world to explore how SUA founder Daisaku Ikeda’s humanistic approach can transform their classrooms
Educators from across the country gathered in Boston this spring to tackle a complex challenge: how to teach students about nuclear weapons in ways that inspire civic engagement rather than despair
“Whether we have a nuclear war or not is completely up to us,” Dr. Ira Helfand told his audience at SUA on June 12. “It’s really important that we inform ourselves and mobilize the body politic to
In the wake of horrific acts of violence and human rights abuses, how can societies reconcile painful, conflicting memories and ensure a future of peaceful cooperation? The Soka Institute for Global
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
Liberal arts education is essential for addressing global energy poverty, as leaders in the field increasingly recognize that technical solutions alone aren’t enough. This was the core message from Dr
Hope serves as the foundation for the essential elements of global citizenship — wisdom, courage, and compassion — explained Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
“We cannot dismiss the potential of young people,” said Ramon Paras ’08 to a room of fellow SUA alumni and educators, many of whom nodded in agreement. A middle and high school teacher at Soka
Nuclear war is closer than ever, but we have the power to prevent it, Dr. Ira Helfand warned a group of students at Soka University of America’s Nuclear Politics 2024 summer program. This stark, but
The Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) serves as an anchor for global citizens to expand their collaborative, purposeful, and sustaining networks of global cooperation. Such cooperation was on
