Achievements

Loren Cannon

Applied Humanities

Loren Cannon (Philosophy, Applied Humanities) was invited to present his work at the American Philosophical Association’s Pacific Division Meeting, April 10, 2026.  The title of his presentation was “When circumstances warrant consideration of other factors,” and the session was committed to the topic of Transgender Eligibility in Sport. 

Dr. Cannon’s essay focused on a legal and moral analysis of the 1977 Case, Richards v. US Tennis Association, in which the Supreme Court of the State of New York ruled that the US Tennis Association was wrong in attempting to require gender testing of Renee Richards, a trans woman competitor.  The court reasoned that its charge was to determine whether Dr. Richards was attempting to commit fraud.  Finding no fraudulent activity, they ruled in her favor. Cannon responds carefully to objections to the conclusion of the court and the current state of trans athletic exclusion. 

Loren Cannon

Applied Humanities

Faculty Loren Cannon, Philosophy

Loren Cannon (Philosophy, Applied Humanities) was invited to present his work at the Center On Ethics of San Jose State University on March 27th, 2026.  The title of his presentation was “The Ethical and Legal Stakes of Politicizing Trans Identity.”  Dr. Cannon addressed this topic by pulling from material of his recent book as well as his continued legal, moral, and social analysis of this important topic. The ninety-minute session included a presentation of his most recent analysis as well as an informal question and answer period that included meaningful engagement by both students and faculty of SJSU’s philosophy program.

Joseph Dieme

Applied Humanities

This book examines France's non-official foreign policy in Africa (1960-2024) via political essays, novels, and films from 10 Francophone African countries to better understand not only the ramifications of French neocolonialism, but also the legitimacy of the contemporary social movements calling for decolonial policies across the Francophone African world. 

 Published with the Press at Cal Poly. 

Loren Cannon

Philosophy

Loren Cannon (Philosophy, Applied Humanities) was requested to present his work at the American Philosophical Association's Central Meeting, in Chicago, February 18-21. He presented his most recent essay, "Court of Supreme Contradictions: A Changing Legal Landscape for LGBTQ+ Americans," in the session on LGBTQ+ Philosophy of Law. His latest work explores the relationship between the pro-LGBTQ+ rights rulings in 2015 (Obergefell) and 2020 (Bostock) and how the arguments of several Supreme Court ruling since 2020 together present a much less optimistic picture, especially with regards to broad based social acceptance including the contexts of health care, education, and commerce. This changing legal climate has ramifications for LGBTQ+ persons and our intent to live flourishing lives as well as the stability of the Obergefell and Bostock rulings themselves. 

Esmeralda Macias, Aldina Kelecija, Peter Biren, and Viacheslav Kozlov

Philosophy

In April, Cal Poly Humboldt undergrad philosophy students were invited to Pacific University of Oregon to their 27th Philosophy Conference to discuss their authored essays. Esmeralda Macias, Aldina Kelecija, Peter Biren, and Viacheslav Kozlov discussed topics like the ethics of pornography, philosophical intuitions surrounding AI, and positivism in the Latinamerican canon.

Dr. Loren Cannon

Philosophy

Dr. Loren Cannon (Philosophy), was interviewed and quoted in an NPR article entitled Trump's anti-trans effort is an agenda cornerstone with echoes in history by Odette Yousef. The online version of the article was published on February 6th. Additionally, he was interviewed and quoted by French Journalist, Camille Ribot, for her article L’obsession anti-trans de Donald Trump which was published February 19th in the French publication, “La Croix.”   Both journalists contacted Dr. Cannon due to his expertise in analyzing the recent politicization of trans persons and the role the current federal administration is taking in targeting this population. Dr. Cannon’s book, “The Politicization of Trans Identity: An Analysis of Backlash, Scapegoating, and Dog-whistling From Obergefell to Bostock,” published in 2022, serves as the basis of his analysis.

Loren Cannon

Philosophy

Dr. Loren Cannon, Philosophy, was recently invited to submit an essay of his newest work to the Journal, “Logos:  A Journal of Modern Society and Culture.”  His essay, “The Backlash Continues: How Two Recent SCOTUS Rulings Pose a Threat to LGBTQ+ and Especially Trans And Gender Non-Binary Persons” is in the newest volume of the journal  In this essay, Cannon looks closely at two SCOTUS cases, 303 Creative v. Elenis and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Cannon concludes that these decisions legally protect religious expression, even when it is both coercive and discriminatory in the marketplace.

Loren Cannon

Philosophy

Dr. Loren Cannon of CPH Philosophy presented his essay, “Boundaries of Expression: Belief, Faith ... and Gender” at the Eastern Conference of the American Philosophical Association. This was a requested presentation, on the topic of "Fighting Anti-Transgender Legislation." This new essay from Dr. Cannon engages in a critical analysis of recent court decisions that seem to have widened the scope of religious freedom (including speech) and considers the resulting impacts on the limit of non-religious expression. The conference was held in NYC, January 15th - 18th 2024.

Loren Cannon, Christina Accomando

Philosophy

Dr. Loren Cannon's essay, "The Politicization of Trans Identities: Dog Whistling and Virtue Signaling" has been included in the 12th edition of "Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, An Intersectional Study." This is the third essay that has become anthologized into a college level textbook, and he is grateful that his work is having an increasingly broad reach. This newest volume is edited by Cal Poly Humboldt's own Professor Christina Hsu Accomando (CRGS and English) along with Professor Paula S. Rothenberg. 

Matthew Dean

World Languages & Cultures

Dr. Matthew (Mateo) Dean's latest book, Beginning Spanish Language and Culture, which was published in August of 2020, reached over 30,000 downloads worldwide last month, just two years after publication. This peer-reviewed OER textbook has consistently been the #1 most popular download on Humboldt Digital Commons.