1966-1969

I moved to Blacksburg, Virginia in the summer of 1966 and became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. I taught courses in Japanese Politics, American Politics, Introduction to Political Science, and Research Methods in Political Science.

I was promoted to Associate Professor in 1967, and in that same year began teaching at VPI what is considered to be the first course in futures studies formally adopted by an American university.

My major research activities at VPI were:

Writing and publishing a book titled Builders of the Third Civilization: Japanese and American Members of the Soka Gakkai (University of Washington Press, 1968)

Researching, writing and publishing an article on "Measuring attitudes across cultures," in Comparative Judicial Behavior (Oxford University Press, 1969)

Researching and teaching on non-numerical models and media for the 4th Institute on Mathematical Applications in Political Science, held in Blacksburg, Summer 1968 ("Non-verbal, non-numerical models and media in political science," American Behavioral Scientist, May 1968)

Planning and directing an EPDA Civics Institute for teachers and administrators in economically disadvantaged areas, on a grant from the US Office of Education, Summer 1969

Developing and publishing an extensive bibliography on futures studies (Bulletin of the World Future Society, 1969)