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ºÚÁÏÉçÇøStudents Are Winners at UCI New Venture Competition

Jun 01, 2021

ºÚÁÏÉçÇøstudents’ innovative thinking and commitment to social responsibility made them winners at UC Irvine’s annual startup competition. The Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC

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Celebrating 20 Years of Educating Global Citizens

May 26, 2021

On an autumn day in 1950, Josei Toda shared a vision with his 22-year-old mentee, Daisaku Ikeda, of a university based on the theory of value-creating education. Fifty-one years after that

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SUA Honors Founder Daisaku Ikeda as Campus Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Aliso Viejo

May 03, 2021

The ºÚÁÏÉçÇø of America Board of Trustees has bestowed two major honors on SUA founder Daisaku Ikeda: the establishment of an endowed chair in his name and naming the undergraduate program

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ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Awarded $1 Million Challenge Grant to Boost Science Research Opportunities

May 02, 2021

The John Stauffer Charitable Trust has awarded ºÚÁÏÉçÇø of America a $1 million challenge grant to establish an endowment to support student summer research in chemistry and biochemistry. The

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At Youth Summit in June, Global Citizens Will Rise in a Time of Crisis

Apr 20, 2021

Five years ago, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø of America students held the first World Summit of Educators. That involvement will expand exponentially this June. Hundreds of students will gather a week before the

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President Ed Feasel: A Message About the Chauvin Trial Verdict

Apr 20, 2021

Dear ºÚÁÏÉçÇøCommunity, The Chauvin trial has just ended with former Police Officer Derek Chauvin having been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Just as the prosecution stated at the beginning

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A Community Dialogue Explores SUA’s Founding Principles

Apr 20, 2021

Two decades after SUA opened and in the midst of an uncertain and divisive time in the world, the university community gathered online to discuss founder Daisaku Ikeda’s ideas and putting them into

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From Intersectionality to Community Cultural Wealth: 2021’s Virtual Alternative Spring Break

Apr 19, 2021

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a group of ºÚÁÏÉçÇøstudents decided they wanted to help. During their spring break they flew to New Orleans to join the disaster relief efforts. Their trip

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World Summit of Educators in June Builds Momentum for Founder’s 1996 Vision

Apr 16, 2021

The global shift to online teaching will enable the second World Summit of Educators this June to reach a much larger audience than the in-person debut event at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø of America in 2016.

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SUA Accreditation Reaffirmation Shows Strength of Young Institution

Apr 13, 2021

For such a young institution, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø of America is remarkably accomplished. That reality was reaffirmed recently when the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) approved SUA’s