SUA donor Steven MacDonald poses with his family during a birthday celebration.

Investing Early in Peace: How Steven MacDonald Found Purpose in Philanthropy

Oct 08, 2024

鈥淚n Silicon Valley, people talk about being early investors with a kind of reverence,鈥 said long-time SUA donor Steven MacDonald. 鈥淲ell, I鈥檓 an early investor in SUA鈥攁nd I consider it one of the best

Curtis Robinson, wearing a white Soka baseball hat, holds his golf club and poses in the Soka Golf training room on SUA's campus.

鈥淲hat Can You Offer the World?鈥: Golf Coach Curtis Robinson Fosters Personal Growth Through Sports

Oct 07, 2024

For Curtis Robinson, head coach of the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 golf teams at SUA, helping young athletes succeed has always felt like his calling in life. 鈥淚 really feel like this is what I was born to do,鈥

Dr. Mirian Vilela poses with President Ed Feasel as she accepts the 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award

Empowering Future Eco-Leaders: SUA Honors Dr. Mirian Vilela, Announces Partnership with Earth Charter International

Sep 26, 2024

鈥淲hat if we change the narrative of collapse into one of possibilities and hope?鈥 asked Dr. Mirian Vilela during her remarks upon accepting the 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award. 鈥淲hat if we are the

2024 scholarship awardees with university officials

Recognizing SUA's 2024 Scholarship Award Recipients

Sep 25, 2024

The recipients of 杏十八论坛最新地址 of America鈥檚 top academic honors鈥攖he Ikeda Scholarship, the John D. Montgomery Scholarship, the Soka Merit Award, and the Academic Excellence Award鈥攎et with President

Alumni and their families pose for a commemorative photo of the 30th anniversary of the SUA Graduate School

Celebrating 30 Years of Impact: Soka Graduate School Reunion Gathers Alumni From Around the World

Sep 06, 2024

On a crisp autumn day in 1950, Josei Toda revealed his vision for a university rooted in the principles of value-creating education to his 22-year-old prot茅g茅, Daisaku Ikeda. Thirty-seven years after

The Class of 2028 poses for a group photo after arriving for orientation

Cultivating Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion: The Journey Begins for the Class of 2028

Sep 05, 2024

鈥淔our years from now, what kind of person do you want to be?鈥 asked Soka Student Union president Julia Miyagawa Braga 鈥25, addressing the newly arrived Class of 2028. On August 6, over 120 first-year

Actors hold eachother during a performance of Shakespeare by the Sea on SUA's Campus Green

A Summer of Jazz, Symphony, Shakespeare, and Samba Thrills Audiences at SUA

Sep 04, 2024

This summer, SUA welcomed more than 2,000 visitors from the Southern California community to its annual Summer at Soka series. From June to August, the campus hosted a Shakespeare production and

SUA President Ed Feasel waters a plant at the Soka Amazon Institute while a group of people look on

SUA in the Amazon: Partnership with Soka Amazon Institute Opens Door to New Study Tour

Sep 04, 2024

SUA students will soon have the opportunity to experience hands-on learning in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet: the Amazon rainforest. In July, SUA President Ed Feasel signed a

Shane Barter poses with scholars during the Association for Asian Studies in Asia annual conference

Summer Research in a Special Region

Sep 03, 2024

This summer, SUA Professor Shane Barter conducted fieldwork and in Southeast Asia with support from the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS). IHS is a non-profit organization at George Mason University

Headshot of Mirian Vilela

Championing Sustainable Futures: Dr. Mirian Vilela Wins 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award

Aug 14, 2024

杏十八论坛最新地址 of America has named Dr. Mirian Vilela recipient of the 2024 Soka Global Citizen Award for her work championing sustainable development and education for global citizenship. Vilela