Social and Behavioral Sciences

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

Social and Behavioral Sciences: Where Theory Meets Real-World Change

atice — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:45:31 +0000

Nov 15, 2024

Social and Behavioral Sciences: Where Theory Meets Real-World Change

“I think the students who come here want to change the world,” said Professor of Political Science Peter Burns — and as a teacher of public policy, urban politics, American government, and

From Ideas to Action: Insights from SBS Symposium on Tackling the Housing Crisis

atice — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:41:36 +0000

Apr 19, 2024

From Ideas to Action: Insights from SBS Symposium on Tackling the Housing Crisis

Delving into one of society’s most difficult challenges, the 2024 Social and Behavioral Sciences Symposium Series convened a discussion to generate new ideas on tackling the housing crisis. From

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

Western Psychological Association Conference 2019

csoria — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:00:21 +0000

Apr 25, 2019

Western Psychological Association

Western Psychological Association Conference 2019

Emma Grant-Dreher, class of 2019, and Shania Davis, class of 2018, report on their experience attending and presenting at the 2019 WPA conference.

Fulbright Fellowship Advising Program

hfradkin — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:22:27 +0000

Apr 22, 2019

Fulbright US Student Program

Fulbright Fellowship Advising Program

A new Fulbright Fellowship Advising program has been created at SUA to help advise students who are interested in being part of the Fulbright program.

Western Political Science Association Conference 2019

csoria — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:06:03 +0000

Apr 18, 2019

Western Political Science Association

Western Political Science Association Conference 2019

Lana Lief, class of 2019, and Sofia Torres, class of 2019, report on their experience attending and presenting at the 2019 WPSA conference.

Southern Political Science Association Conference 2019

csoria — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:55:22 +0000

Jan 17, 2019

Southern Political Science Association Conference 2019

Ana Schugurensky, class of 2020, reports on her experience attending and presenting at the 2019 SPSA conference.

Meet the Author Series | Ted Lowe, Associate Professor of Anthropology

hfradkin — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:44:22 +0000

Nov 14, 2018

Meet the Author Series | Ted Lowe, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Professor Edward D. Lowe’s presentation “Whatever I have to Do That’s Right: Culture and the Precariousness of Personhood in a Poor Urban Neighborhood”, was derived from a special issue of Ethos

Meet the Author Series | Sarah England, Associate Professor of Anthropology

hfradkin — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:17:04 +0000

Sep 19, 2018

Meet the Author Series | Sarah England, Associate Professor of Anthropology

The first Meet the Author event, honoring Professor Sarah England’s new book, Writing Terror on the Bodies of Women: Media Coverage of Violence against women in Guatemala, was held on Wednesday, Sept