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Scholars and universities around the world are increasingly engaging with the educational philosophies and practices of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Josei Toda and, most significantly, Daisaku Ikeda. Today, more than 40 universities across Asia, Europe and the Americas have established centers to research these educators’ ideas. In 2014, DePaul University established the first such center in the

with Ceasar McDowell, professor of the Practice of Civic Design at MIT Living Buddhism: Thank you for speaking with us, Ceasar. Can you share about the work that you do? Ceasar McDowell: Thank you for having me. One of the challenges we are facing in this country is that we are now living among the most demographically

When the Soka Gakkai International was established on Jan. 26, 1975, in Guam, SGI-USA member Gerry Hall served as the secretary-general for the meeting and read the Declaration for Peace on behalf of its 158 participants. We asked Mr. Hall what he recalled and learned from that day. World Tribune: Thank you for sitting down

On the cusp of her 100th birthday, Cora Davis Boyd, on April 7, became an SGI-USA member. The World Tribune sat down with her and her daughter, Kathleen Dockett, of Washington, D.C., to learn about Cora’s life, why she joined the SGI-USA and what advice she has for people of all ages. World Tribune: Cora,

Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee served as the keynote speaker for Soka University of America’s Class of 2019 commencement ceremony on May 24 (see p. 10 for coverage). She is best known for leading a nonviolent movement that united Christian and Muslim women, playing a pivotal role in ending Liberia’s 14-year civil war in 2003.

Interview with Carlos Rubio

In the following excerpt from A Baptist Preacher’s Buddhist Teacher, Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., the founding dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College, applauds Soka Gakkai discussion meetings as gatherings of the people, rooted in faithfulness and a willingness to be vulnerable. In this excerpt, he refers to the SGI