News and updates from Soka University of America
Volume 6, Issue 1 | September 2025
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Groundbreaking Conference Prepares PreK-12 Educators for Cultivating Global Citizens
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Sixty educators from 11 countries convened at SUA to translate Daisaku Ikeda’s humanistic pedagogy into classroom-ready tools. Together, they shared insights, practical lesson plans, and fresh inspiration to nurture global citizens in every corner of the world.
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SUA Deepens Commitment to Sustainability at 25th Anniversary of the Earth Charter
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A delegation from SUA joined 340 participants from 35 countries to honor the Earth Charter’s 25th anniversary, with President Ed Feasel highlighting SUA’s role in shaping global citizens who see sustainability as a matter of dignity and justice.
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Education With Purpose: Orientation Helps First-Years Set the Course for Meaningful Academic Journeys
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What kind of person do you want to become by the time you graduate? This question kicked off orientation at SUA, where first-year students explored how education goes far beyond choosing a concentration to discovering your role as a force for positive change in the world.
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Life Sciences at SUA: Where Research Meets Real-World Impact
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Learn how the Life Sciences Concentration empowers students to grow as scientists, preparing them for top graduate programs and impactful science careers worldwide.
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"Arriving from every corner of the planet, our students gather as one with supreme courage and purpose to study at SUA — and all of you, without exception, are global citizens, the very embodiment of hope for humankind, who cast light upon global society in this era."
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— Daisaku Ikeda, Message to the 17th Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
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| From the Himalayas to Aliso Viejo: Class of 2029 Students Share Stories of Growth and Discovery
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Three first-year speakers — Aakash Baral, Bijou Bolton, and Lana Ikeda — spoke to their classmates during orientation about their formative journeys and what they hope to learn and build at SUA.
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| Young Leaders Connect With Nonproliferation Experts at Nuclear Politics 2025
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At SUA’s Nuclear Politics Summer Program, students from six countries connected with top experts to explore nuclear disarmament and left empowered to launch their own advocacy projects for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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| The Class of 2029 Arrives!
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Hear why these first-year students decided to come from around the world to study at SUA.
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YOU'RE INVITED
The 21st Annual Peace Gala
Benefiting the Student Scholarship Fund
SAT | OCT 11, 2025
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