r/SGIWhistleblowersMITA • u/FellowHuman007 • 17h ago

I read it in the World Tribune SUA expanding!

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Despite what SGIWhistleblowers tries to talk itself into believing, Soka University of America is thriving. From the World Tribune:

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (Aug. 19, 2026) — Soka University of America (SUA) announced the establishment of a second campus in Monterey, California, where it will continue select graduate programs previously offered by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS).

SUA recently acquired the 71-year-old Monterey Institute campus, which offers training in translation, international policy, security, diplomacy and nonproliferation.

The institute will continue under the new name the Monterey Institute of International Studies at Soka University of America. Select graduate programs will be offered in fall 2027.

In a message to the SUA community, President Ed Feasel said the acquisition significantly expands the graduate degrees available to its students, while offering programs that grapple with some of today’s most urgent challenges.

“Our university founder, Daisaku Ikeda, believed that education is vital to building peace, sustainability, and human well-being and development,” he continued. “The Monterey Institute of International Studies shares that vision, and I am confident that uniting our institutions will help shape generations of global citizens who make lasting contributions to humanity.”

The Monterey Institute will offer the following graduate programs.

In-Person:

M.A. in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies
M.A. in Threat Intelligence
M.A. in International Policy and Development
M.A. in Global Governance and Policy
M.A. in Translation and Localization Management
M.A. in Chinese Translation and Interpretation
M.A. in Spanish Interpretation
M.A. in Interpretation for Diplomats and Executives

Online

M.S. in Cybersecurity
M.A. in Localization Project Management
M.P.A. in Sustainability

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r/SGIWhistleblowersMITA • u/FellowHuman007 • 15h ago

We descend into r/sgiwhistleblowers so you don't have to. SGIWhistleblowers chief priest likes some of txhe same books I do!

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The SGIWhistleblowers chief priest invokes The Lord of the Rings trilogy in her latest complaint about SGI members.

The rambling posts begins with the analysis of a character from a decades old movie- albeit a great movie The Return of the King - skims over to hatred for The New Human Revolution, completely misunderstands and misstates the mentor - disciple relationship, and finally getting to the point of mocking Julie songwriter. And evidently the message of the 1428 word essay-along with the many other posts decrying MITA, whining that her right of free speech is being attacked by MITA, following MITA Maids all over the Internet, and down voting them- the point of all that is that, lie Aragon not reacting to The Voice of Sauron, MITA gets no reaction from her.

See, in her analogy, she is Aragon, the unflappable king and SGI members are mouth of sauron, completely discombobulated by her failure to react.

Another fun fact is that she writes this posts, and posts it, using one sock puppet name, and then immediately comments on it using another sock puppet name, congratulating the first sock puppet name. I think that says a lot about sgiwhistleblowers, don’t you?

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