Humanities

How a Campus Mentorship Launched a Photojournalism Career

ahenderson — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:44:31 +0000

Apr 22, 2026

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Keito Newman ’25 shooting the 2025 GSAC Swimming Championship at SUA.

How a Campus Mentorship Launched a Photojournalism Career

Few photojournalists can claim a New York Times byline and a national award before their first anniversary in the field. Keito Newman ’25 already can. Newman’s photos were featured in February as part

Inside the Classroom: Five Students on What They're Learning This Spring

ahenderson — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:08:34 +0000

Mar 13, 2026

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From left to right: Luiza Callipo '27, Shelby Yin '26, Kriti Ghimire '28, Samantha Isimbi '29, Miiru Goto '26

Inside the Classroom: Five Students on What They're Learning This Spring

As the season’s first California poppies bloom along campus walking paths, the spring semester at SUA is in full swing. But what exactly does a liberal arts education look like on a day-to-day basis

How Two Awarding-Winning Alumni Approach Filmmaking as an Act of Empathy

atice — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:40:20 +0000

Dec 18, 2025

How Two Awarding-Winning Alumni Approach Filmmaking as an Act of Empathy

Soka alumni Michael Sasaki ’05 and Miho Saito ’14 have received international recognition for their short film The Brain That Cried Wolf, which explores mental health, identity, and the fear of death

Understanding the Greater Story: Inside SUA’s Humanities Concentration

atice — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:47:25 +0000

Oct 10, 2024

Understanding the Greater Story: Inside SUA’s Humanities Concentration

If you step into a humanities classroom at SUA, you might overhear a lively discussion about a Shakespeare play, Japanese cinema from the silent era, or the music of Kendrick Lamar. You might dive

Not Cancelled 2020: Celebrating Creativity in the Midst of Chaos

nsmalheiser — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:31:47 +0000

Nov 02, 2020

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“Kopenkin & Dvanov” by Nina Boutin '17

Not Cancelled 2020: Celebrating Creativity in the Midst of Chaos

Early this year, as event after event was being called off because of the pandemic, Nina Boutin ‘17 decided she wanted to prove that some things cannot be cancelled. Boutin, a freelance artist, got in

What Makes a Movie? A Vertiginous Trip through Hitchcock and Hollywood

rmurphy — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:34:57 +0000

Mar 11, 2020

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O. Bradley Bassler, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Georgia

What Makes a Movie? A Vertiginous Trip through Hitchcock and Hollywood

Oleg Gelikman, professor and director of the Humanities concentration, introduced visiting professor O. Bradley Bassler’s lecture on Hitchcock’s Vertigo with intrigue, referring to the classic as

Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Language of American Fiction

rmurphy — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:46:53 +0000

Mar 02, 2020

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University of Pittsburgh Professor Jonathan Arac (Photo courtesy of Saori Konishi and SUA Photography Office)

Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Language of American Fiction

The internationally reputed American literary scholar Jonathan Arac gave Soka students and professors an insightful look into the tragic world of Toni Morrison’s classic novel Beloved. Arac explored

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Elijah Montana

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