International Studies

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

International Studies: Shaping a Humanistic Outlook on an Interconnected World

atice — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:27:25 +0000

Mar 11, 2025

International Studies: Shaping a Humanistic Outlook on an Interconnected World

What does it mean to foster global citizens in an increasingly fraught, divided world? This question is at the heart of the learning that takes place in the International Studies Concentration at SUA

Beyond Borders: Professor Fatima Rahman Explores Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Politics in the Middle East

atice — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:55:13 +0000

Mar 05, 2024

Beyond Borders: Professor Fatima Rahman Explores Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Politics in the Middle East

At a time of intensified conflicts around the world, Fatima Rahman, visiting assistant professor of International Studies at SUA since 2022, is committed to giving her students an education that

Model U.N. Team Shines at Prestigious University of Chicago Event

atice — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:35:23 +0000

Apr 26, 2023

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Soka’s Model U.N. team attends the ChoMUN conference at the University of Chicago

Model U.N. Team Shines at Prestigious University of Chicago Event

At the closing ceremony of ChoMUN, a Model United Nations conference hosted by the University of Chicago, Maria Akenkou ’25 was awarded an honorable mention for her success as a delegate. The award

Dr. Shane Barter: Reflections on His Experience as an Election Observer

atice — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:41:52 +0000

Dec 14, 2022

Dr. Shane Barter: Reflections on His Experience as an Election Observer

Free and fair elections are crucial to democracy, and Shane Barter, professor of comparative politics and director of the International Studies concentration, recently returned from observing

Professor Chika Esiobu on the Power of Indigenous Knowledge

atice — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:10:49 +0000

Nov 16, 2022

Professor Chika Esiobu on the Power of Indigenous Knowledge

Attending the same Nigerian high school where author Chimamanda Adichie studied, which shared a campus with where Chinua Achebe lectured, fueled Prof. Chika Esiobu’s desire to affect the world through

Soka Alumni Isolde Pierce and Trey Carlisle Receive a Second Fulbright Fellowship

mbeck — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:46:05 +0000

Jun 01, 2021

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Trey Carlisle ’20

Soka Alumni Isolde Pierce and Trey Carlisle Receive a Second Fulbright Fellowship

Last year, two Soka students–Trey Carlisle ’20 and Isolde Pierce ’20–were awarded Fulbright fellowships to conduct research and teach English abroad for a year. The pandemic disrupted their plans. But

The Case for Dialogue: Living the Culture of Peace in 2020

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:44:59 +0000

Oct 21, 2020

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Mitsue Yamamoto Pembroke ’06, Leonard Bogdonoff ’11, Jennifer Cook ’11, and Anna Taeko Casals Fernandez ’18

The Case for Dialogue: Living the Culture of Peace in 2020

Mitsue Yamamoto Pembroke ’06 once invited three government representatives who’d objected to a project to meet for tea to discuss how they could work together to achieve their individual visions

Learning Cluster 2020: Students Investigate the Great Drought in Brazil

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:38:51 +0000

Feb 11, 2020

Learning Cluster 2020: Students Investigate the Great Drought in Brazil

By Professor Ian Read A great chronicler of the Brazilian backland, João Guimarães Rosa, famously wrote “good quality water is like health or freedom: it only has value when it runs dry.” Over the

Obama Advisor Ben Rhodes on Policy and Patriotism

mbeck — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:10:14 +0000

Nov 02, 2019

Obama Advisor Ben Rhodes on Policy and Patriotism

Ben Rhodes, former Obama speechwriter and senior foreign policy advisor, captivated an audience of more than 300 Soka students, faculty, staff, and community members with insider stories about major