Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) was a keynote speaker for the 40th Annual International Social Philosophy Conference hosted in Portland, Oregon, by the North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP). Her presentation was titled, "Feminism and the Open Borders Debate."

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Al Morir, Nos Volvemos Muertos: Perspectivas Filosóficas sobre la Muerte de Niños y Niñas en Tienguistengo, Hidalgo" for the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Hidalgo, as part of their Semana Nacional por la Diversidad y la Interculturalidad, 2023.

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) has published an article, "People and Their Animal Companions: Navigating Moral Constraints in a Harmful, Yet Meaningful World," in the journal Philosophical Studies.

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Senior Lecturer Greg Janssen has been awarded The College of Liberal Arts Faculty-in-Residence/Lecturer Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2022. Congratulations!

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Overturning Birthright Citizenship in a Post-Roe v. Wade United States: A Specter of Dehumanization" at the symposium "The Ethics of Birthright Citizenship: Latinx Perspectives," which was hosted by the department of philosophy and College of Liberal Arts at Penn State University.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) spoke on a panel about immigration and asylum that was hosted by Stanford University's McCoy Family Center for Ethics and Society as part of its Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership, which aims to provide students with tools to engage in constructive disagreement. Other presenters included Michael Fisher,…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "When We Die, We Become Muertos: Children's Philosophical Perspectives on Death in Tianguistengo, Hidalgo," in the Journal of Mexican Philosophy.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) participated in a symposium session titled, "Decolonizing Philosophy for Children," at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Philosophy of Education Society.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Can Borders Be Feminist?" at the Centre de Recherche en Éthique (Center for Research on Ethics) in Montreal, Canada. 

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) has received Fulbright Western Hemisphere Regional Travel Program Grant to Canada. She will spend two weeks as a Researcher in Residence at the Centre de Recherche en Éthique (Center for Research on Ethics) in Montreal. 

Congratulations to the following Department of Philosohpy students for their accomplishments:   Outstanding Graduating Philosophy Major – Michael Lehavi Academic Excellence Graduating Major – Eric Anderson; Cameron Farella; Michael Lehavi; and Samson Whetstone William James Essay Contest – winner Emmanuel Yirdaw, for "…

James Woodbridge (Philosophy) published (with Bradley Armour-Garb), "Answering the Conceptual Challenge: Three Strategies for Deflationists" in the journal Synthese.