Upcoming CPPE Events

21st Annual Fall Ethics Symposium: The Ethics of Sport

November 2, 2026

Sport occupies a powerful place in our lives: it builds communities, expresses ideals of excellence, and reveals our commitment to values like fairness, inclusion, identity, and achievement. This year we're bringing together scholars from philosophy, kinesiology, and public policy to explore some of the most pressing ethical questions in contemporary sport. Join us as we consider how athletic competition both shapes and is shaped by broader social values and institutions, and how sport matters far beyond the field of play.

9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Opening and Introductory Remarks, featuring Edward Bush, President of Cosumnes River College, and Mark Wheeler, Senior Advisor to the President and Professor of Philosophy, Sacramento State

9:30 -10:50 a.m. “Higher, Faster, Stronger: Is it Time to Rethink the Ethics of Enhancement in Sports?”

John Gleaves, Professor of Kinesiology and Co-Director of the Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research, California State University, Fullerton

11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. "The Economic Impact and Public Subsidization of Sports"

Nola Agha, Professor of Sport Management, University of San Francisco

1:30 - 2:50 p.m. “Accommodating Transgender Athletes”

Chris Surprenant, Professor of Ethics, Strategy and Public Policy and Director of the Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute, LSU, New Orleans

3:00 - 4:20 p.m. “The Phenomenology of Fandom”

Rebecca Chan, Associate Professor of Philosophy, San José State University

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