CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D. Candidate, Philosophy, ABD

Dissertation: "Repairing Reparative Justice"

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University of Michigan Law School

J.D., with Honors, 2018

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University College London

M.A., with Distinction, Philosophy, 2011

Thesis: "On Being Tolerant"

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John Jay College (CUNY)

B.S., with Honors, Criminal Justice, 2010

Senior Essay: "Judging as Jurors"

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

2019 -  2020  Judicial Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Richmond, VA

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2018 - 2019   Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA

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2017 - 2018   Law Clerk, Goodman & Hurtwitz, PC, Detroit, MI

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2017              Student Attorney, MLaw's Juvenile Justice Clinic, Ann Arbor, MI

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2016              Summer Law Clerk, Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), Montgomery, AL

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2015 - 2016   Pro Bono Volunteer, Civil Rights Litigation Clearing House, Ann Arbor, MI

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2013 - 2015   Analyst & Researcher, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Philadelphia, PA

FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

2016 - 2017  Race, Law, and History Fellowship, University of Michigan

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2016             Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowship for Social and Economic Justice, National Lawyers Guild

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2016             Public Interest Fellowship, University of Michigan Law School

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2015 - 2018  Dean’s Scholarship, University of Michigan Law School

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2014 - 2015  Geo L. Harrison Fellow, University of Pennsylvania

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2012 - 2015  William Fontaine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania

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2012 - 2015  Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania                                        

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2012 - 2013  Mack Family Foundation Fellow, University of Pennsylvania

SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

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Fryer, Daniel. "Race, Reform, & Progressive Prosecution" 110 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 769-802 (2020).

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Fryer, Daniel. “Inter-American Philosophy: Born of Struggle?” In Philosophizing the Americas: An Inter-American Discourse, edited by Jacoby A. Carter and Hernando Arturo Estevez. Fordham University Press (forthcoming).

 

Presentations

“Poverty and Criminal Prosecutions.” UPenn’s Integrated Studies Program. Philadelphia, PA: March 14, 2019. 

 

Roundtable Discussion: “In the Archives: Black Radical Thought.” Michigan Institute for the Humanities. Ann Arbor, MI: February 9, 2018. 

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“Phantom Trials.” Michigan’s Race, Law, and History Proseminar. Ann Arbor, MI: April 5, 2017.

 

“On William Fontaine’s Political Philosophy” Department of Philosophy, Morgan State University. Baltimore,

MD: November 8, 2016.

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“William Fontaine and the American Race Problem.” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.

Grand Rapids, MI: March 5-7, 2015.

 

"Margaret Cavendish on Religious Toleration." Women in the History of Philosophy Workshop. University of

Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA: September 13, 2014.

 

"A (Grad Student's) Perspective on the Importance of Role Models and Faculty Diversity." Minorities and

Philosophy (MAP) Workshop. Philadelphia, PA: March 7, 2014.

 

“Supermax, Punishment, and the African-American Community.” Society for the Study of Africana

 Philosophy. New York, NY: November 17, 2013.

 

“Was Alain Locke a ‘wishy-washy’ Cosmopolitan?” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy.

Galloway Township, NJ: March 9, 2013.

 

 “What Does Wrongdoing Deserve? An Ethical Perspective.” American Society of Criminology Conference.

Philadelphia, PA: November 11, 2009.

University of Michigan Law School                                                                  

Peer Tutor

  • Tutored first year law students in Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legal Writing, and Torts, 2016-2018

Senior Judge

  • Teaching assistant for first-year legal research and writing course, 2017-2018

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University of Pennsylvania                                                                              

Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy      

  • History of Modern Philosophy with Prof. Karen Detlefsen, Spring 2015

  • Ethics with Prof. Errol Lord, Fall 2014

  • Social Contract with Prof. Kok-Chor Tan, Spring 2014

  • Justice, Law, and Morality with Prof. Samuel Freeman, Fall 2013

  • Taught two weekly undergraduate discussion sections, guest lectured, graded assignments and exams, and aided with comprehensive course development

 

Head Graduate Fellow, Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute   

  • Helped create and facilitate program for 60-80 incoming freshman annually, 2014-2019

  • Led a team of 15 Graduate Fellows

 

​Graduate Fellow, Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute 

  • Mentored a group of incoming freshmen throughout their time at Penn

  • TA for Race, Science, and Society with Prof. Dorothy Roberts, Summer 2013

PEDAGOGY

​Coursera Free, Online, Open-Access Courses

Teaching Assistant                                   

  • Revolutionary Ideas: An Introduction to Legal and Political Philosophy with Prof. Alex Guerrero

  • Participated in roundtable discussions and guided the studies of thousands of students worldwide

OTHER SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

2020 -            Color of Change Hollywood Consultant

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2020 - 2021   High School Ethics Bowl Judge (New York Regional)

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2020 - 2021   High School Ethics Bowl Coach, Carver H.S. (Philadelphia)  

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2016 - 2017   Community Outreach Chair, MLaw Racial Justice Coalition

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2016 - 2017   Academic Chair, Black Law Students Association

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2014 - 2015   Co-Chair, UPenn Philosophy Graduate Student Colloquium Committee

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2010 - 2011   MA Student Representative, UCL Philosophy Department

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2010 - 2011   Staff-Student Consultative Committee Representative, UCL Philosophy Department

BAR ADMISSION

Pennsylvania

US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

REFERENCES

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