CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Candidate, Philosophy, ABD
Dissertation: "Repairing Reparative Justice"
University of Michigan Law School
J.D., with Honors, 2018
University College London
M.A., with Distinction, Philosophy, 2011
Thesis: "On Being Tolerant"
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
2018 - 2019 Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA
2017 - 2018 Law Clerk, Goodman & Hurtwitz, PC, Detroit, MI
2017 Student Attorney, MLaw's Juvenile Justice Clinic, Ann Arbor, MI
2016 Summer Law Clerk, Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), Montgomery, AL
2015 - 2016 Pro Bono Volunteer, Civil Rights Litigation Clearing House, Ann Arbor, MI
2013 - 2015 Analyst & Researcher, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Philadelphia, PA
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2016 - 2017 Race, Law, and History Fellowship, University of Michigan
2016 Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowship for Social and Economic Justice, National Lawyers Guild
2016 Public Interest Fellowship, University of Michigan Law School
2015 - 2018 Dean’s Scholarship, University of Michigan Law School
2014 - 2015 Geo L. Harrison Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
2012 - 2015 William Fontaine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
2012 - 2015 Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
2012 - 2013 Mack Family Foundation Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
SCHOLARSHIP
Publications
Fryer, Daniel. "Race, Reform, and Progressive Prosecution" Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (forthcoming).
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.
“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.
“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.
PEDAGOGY
Coursera Free, Online, Open-Access Courses
Teaching Assistant
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Revolutionary Ideas: An Introduction to Legal and Political Philosophy with Prof. Alex Guerrero
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Participated in roundtable discussions and guided the studies of thousands of students worldwide
University of Michigan Law School
Peer Tutor
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Tutored first year law students in Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legal Writing, and Torts, 2016-2018
Senior Judge
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Teaching assistant for first-year legal research and writing course, 2017-2018
Research Assistant
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Research assistant for Professor Don Herzog, Professor Gabe Mendlow, and Professor Patrick Barry
University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy
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History of Modern Philosophy with Prof. Karen Detlefsen, Spring 2015
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Ethics with Prof. Errol Lord, Fall 2014
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Social Contract with Prof. Kok-Chor Tan, Spring 2014
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Justice, Law, and Morality with Prof. Samuel Freeman, Fall 2013
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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
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Helped create and facilitate program for 60-80 incoming freshman annually, 2014-2019
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Led a team of 15 Graduate Fellows
Graduate Fellow, Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute
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Mentored a group of incoming freshmen throughout their time at Penn
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TA for Race, Science, and Society with Prof. Dorothy Roberts, Summer 2013
OTHER SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
2016 - 2017 Community Outreach Chair, MLaw Racial Justice Coalition
2016 - 2017 Academic Chair, Black Law Students Association
2014 - 2015 Co-Chair, UPenn Philosophy Graduate Student Colloquium Committee
2010 - 2011 MA Student Representative, UCL Philosophy Department
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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