Established on April 25, 2014, the DePaul University Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education is the first such university-affiliated institute in the United States, North America, and in the Anglophone academy worldwide (There are roughly 40 similar institutes and initiatives in Argentina, China, Denmark, Japan, Taiwan and other countries). The Institute’s purpose is to research the philosophies and practices of renowned Japanese educators Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928), Josei Toda (1900-1958) and Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944), as well as to provide workshops and symposia on these to students, educators, counselors, academics, and educational leaders in the greater Chicago area.
Address
Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education
DePaul University, College of Education
2247 N. Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone & Email
773-325-7135
IkedaInstitute@depaul.edu
Director and Senior Researcher
Jason Goulah, PhD, Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education
jgoulah@depaul.edu; 773-325-2076
Research Fellows
Nozomi Inukai
ninukai@depaul.edu; 773-325-7135
Ritsuko Rita
rrita@depaul.edu; 773-325-7135