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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Soka University of America announced actor and humanitarian Orlando Bloom as the keynote speaker of the 2025 commencement ceremony, which will be held on May 23 at its Soka Performing Arts Center. SUA President Edward M. Feasel said that Mr. Bloom embodies everything they hope their graduates become, noting that as a UNICEF

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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Jazz titan and global humanitarian Herbie Hancock will receive the 2025 Soka Global Citizen Award, Soka University of America (SUA) announced in a statement. The honor celebrates Mr. Hancock’s six-decade journey as a musical innovator and cultural bridge-builder whose influence stretches far beyond the keyboard. “Herbie Hancock embodies what it means to be

Symposium unites voices in the effort to prevent nuclear war.

From 1983 to 2022, Ikeda Sensei issued 40 consecutive annual peace proposals on Jan. 26 to mark the SGI’s establishment in 1975. In these peace proposals, Sensei explored the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and the diverse challenges the world faces—such as disarmament, environmental degradation and human rights—and provided concrete suggestions toward their resolution. In

Youth pledge breakthroughs toward nuclear abolition and climate change.