Curriculum Vitae Daniel Conway Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies and Film Studies Courtesy Professor of Law Texas A&M University 301 YMCA Building College Station, TX 77843-4237 USA Phone: (979) 845-5660 FAX: (979) 845-0458 http://philosophy.tamu.edu/html/bio-Conway.html [email protected] 27 August 2020 Areas of Specialization 19th-Century European Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Religion Areas of Competence 20th-Century European Philosophy, Critical Theory, Philosophy and Film, Philosophy and Literature, American Philosophy, Genocide Studies, Philosophy for Children, Law and Humanities Education Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, 1985. Field: Philosophy. B.A. Tulane University, magna cum laude, 1979. Majors: Philosophy, Economics. Faculty Appointments 2006— Texas A&M University, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities 2007-2011 Texas A&M University, Professor and Head of Philosophy and Humanities 1998-2006 The Pennsylvania State University, Professor of Philosophy 1994-1998 The Pennsylvania State University, Associate Professor of Philosophy 1989-1994 The Pennsylvania State University, Assistant Professor of Philosophy 1988-1989 Harvard University, Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellow in Philosophy 1987-1988 Stanford University, Acting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Lecturer in Western Culture 1985-1987 Stanford University, Lecturer in Philosophy and Western Culture Honors, Grants, and Awards (External) A.I. and Manet Schepps Foundation Teaching Fellow, USC Shoah Foundation, 2017-18 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Grant, 2018-19; 2017-18 Visiting Fellow, USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research, 2017 Conference Support Grant, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany (Houston), 2015 Conference Support Grant, Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest, 2015 Honorary Life Member, Friedrich Nietzsche Society, elected in 2014 Visiting Scholar, Amherst College, 2011-12 Guest Participant, Copeland Colloquium in the Humanities, Amherst College, 2011-12 Visiting Scholar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2011-12 1 Visiting Faculty Member, Northwestern University Center for Global Culture and Communication, Summer Institute in Rhetoric and Political Theory: Nietzsche, Rhetoric, and After, 2009 Co-Sponsorship Grant, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2007 Residential Fellowship, National Humanities Center, 2006-07 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, nominated in 1999 and 2000 Visiting Distinguished Scholar, Department of Philosophy, University of Maine, 1999 Visiting Fellowship, Centre for Research in Philosophy and Literature, University of Warwick (UK), Spring Term, 1996 Twelve-Month Research Fellowship, The Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 1995-96 (declined) Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) Language Instruction Stipendium, 1994 Summer Research Fellowship, Oregon Humanities Center, 1990 Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities at Harvard University, 1988-89 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Grant and Stipend, 1988 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1981 Phi Beta Kappa (Alpha Chapter of Louisiana), elected in 1979 Honors, Grants, and Awards (Internal) Virtual Co-Sponsorship Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2020. Faculty Research Grant (with J. Coopersmith, J. Bullock, et al.). Mays Innovation Research Center (MIRC), Mays Business School, TAMU, 2020 Buttrill Ethics Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2020 Professional Development Award and Stipend, Summer Reading Program, Division of Student Affairs, TAMU, 2020; 2019; 2017 Conference Support Grant, European Union Center, TAMU, 2020; 2018; 2016; 2014 Humanities Working Group Grant (Social, Cultural, and Political Theory), Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2020; 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014; 2013 H3I (High Impact Instructional Innovation) Grant, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2019-20 Arts and Humanities Fellowship, Division of Research, Office of the Vice-President for Research, TAMU, 2016-19 Faculty Development Leave, Office of the Dean of Faculties, TAMU, Spring Semester 2019 International Travel Grant, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014 (2); 2013; 2012; 2011; 2009; 2008; 2007 SEC Faculty Travel Grant, Office of the Dean of Faculties, TAMU, 2018-19 Common Ground Faculty Fellowship and Stipend, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2018-19 Honors Critical Thinking Seminar Program Professional Development Bursary, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2018 Nationally and Internationally Recognized Texas A&M Faculty Member, Office of the Chancellor and the Board of Regents, TAMU System, 2018 Merit Award for Outstanding Service, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2018 Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities (PESCA) Award, Division of Research, Office of the Vice-President for Research, TAMU, 2018; 2012 Critical Thinking Seminar Program Research Bursary, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2016; 2015; 2014 (2); 2013; 2012 Faculty Research Fellowship, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2015-16 Curriculum Development Grant, Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, TAMU, 2015; 2013 Common Ground Curricular Development Grant, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2015; 2014 Pathways to the Doctorate Research Assistantship Award (with T. Curry), Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, TAMU, 2014 Undergraduate Summer Scholars Seminar Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2014 2 Symposium and Conference Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2014; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007 Co-Sponsorship Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2013 Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2012-13 Three-Year Seminar Grant, Continental Philosophy Initiative, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2012 Collaborative Research Grant (with D. Dox et al.), Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture, TAMU, 2012 Professional Development Leave, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2011-12 Guest Coach, TAMU Women’s Basketball Team (National Champions), 2011 Computer Access/Instructional Technology Fee Grant, TAMU, 2011 Pathways to the Doctorate Research Assistantship Award, Division of Research and Graduate Studies, TAMU, 2009 Instructional Technology Grant, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2010; 2009; 2008 Notable Lecture Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2010; 2008 Conference Support Grant, College of Liberal Arts, TAMU, 2009; 2007 Publication Support Grant, Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, TAMU, 2008 Study Abroad Initiative Grant (with B. Hesse), College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State, 2005 Sabbatical Leave (competitive), Penn State, 2003; 1996 Global Fund Grant for International Travel, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State, 2003; 2002; 2001; 2000; 1999; 1998; 1997; 1996 Interdisciplinary Group Award, “Beyond Boundaries, Creating Connections: American Indian Housing Initiative” (with D. Riley, et al.). The Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Penn State, 2002 Travel/Research Stipend, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State, 1999; 1997; 1996; 1995; 1994; 1992 STS (Science, Technology, and Society) Grant for Innovative Course Design and Development, College of Engineering, Penn State, 1996 Faculty Technology Initiative Award for Instructional Software Development, Phase I, Penn State, 1993-94 Fellowship Institution Grant, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State, 1992 William J. and Charlotte K. Duddy University Endowed Fellowship in the Humanities, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State, 1991-92 Research Initiation Grant, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State, 1990-91 Humanities Graduate Research Grant, University of California, San Diego, 1985 Oney M. Nicely Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 1984 Dissertation and Thesis Research Grant, University of California, San Diego, 1983 Chancellor’s Associate Grant, University of California, San Diego, 1982 Humanities Research Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 1982 Regents Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, 1979-80 Honors in Philosophy, Tulane University, 1979 Tulane Scholar, 1975-79 Membership in Learned Societies and Professional Organizations American Academy of Religion American Society for Aesthetics Association for Political Theory Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy European Consortium for Political Research European Society for Philosophy of Religion Friedrich Nietzsche Society Hannah Arendt Circle 3 International Association of Genocide Scholars International Association for the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy North American Levinas Society North American Nietzsche Society Phi Beta Kappa Race, Religion, Secularism Network Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Society for the Philosophic Study of the Contemporary Visual Arts South Texas Jewish Studies Faculty Consortium Southern Political Science Association Southwest Seminar in Continental Philosophy Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission Western Political Science Association Doctoral Committees As Director Matt Wester, Philosophy, Texas A&M University, 2018 Current Position: Lecturer in Philosophy, South Texas College Amy E. Wendling, Philosophy, Penn State, 2006 Current Position: Professor of Philosophy