On the Eve of Departure

From July 30th to August 12th, five students from Soka University of America will travel to South Africa to participate in the inaugural effort in a five-year Africa Study Tour program, of which, this year's theme is "Educational Equity in Higher Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa."

Emily Haghighi, Haruyuki Irie, Karla Meier, Wandile Mkhulise, and Orpheus Richards will be accompanied by Professor of Sociology, Gail Thomas, to spend one week in Cape Town and Johannesburg, respectively. They will be engaging students, professors, and administration in a number of educational institutions to gain perspective and insight as to the condition of South African education at present.

They will be posting daily reflections in order to keep you, the interested community, in the loop as to the progress of this historic initiative! Please enjoy.

A special thanks to the Nieves Foundation for making this trip a possibility, and to the vision of Daniel Habuki, President of Soka University of America, for making this trip a reality.