MD Wright Torrey CV Revised 5-28-2013 - Biola University

“The Imaginative Power of the Right to Property in the Formation of the
American Republic,” presented at the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference,
California State University, San Marcos, April 2003.
“The Investiture Controversy and the Papal Conception of Power,” presented at
the Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference, Loyola Marymount University, April
2002.
LECTURES: “Natural Law and the Tao: What Stands Behind Lewis,” Torrey Honors
Institute, April 17, 2013.
GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS:
Faculty
“The Federalists and Their Opponents,” Torrey Honors Institute, November
1, 2012.
“The Key to Locke,” Torrey Honors Institute, October 23, 2012.
“Natural Law and Natural Rights,” Philosophy Club, Morehead State
University, April 12, 2012.
Lecture Series Grant, 2013-2014. Charles Koch Foundation, Arlington, Virginia.
($7,000)
Summer Research Grant, 2013. The Earhart Foundation, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
($14,250)
Fellowship, Jack Miller Summer Institute, co-sponsored by the Jack Miller Center and
the University of Virginia’s Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy, the
University of Virginia, June 11-22, 2012. Theme: Citizenship and the American
Republic. ($2,700 + all expenses)
Graduate
Fellowship, American Studies Center Summer Institute, co-sponsored by the
Intercollegiate Studies Institute and Princeton University’s James Madison Program
in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University, June 13-25, 2011. Theme:
The Constitution and American Identity. ($1,000 + all expenses)
Malcom MacDonald Summer Research Fellowship. 2011, 2009. Department of
Government, University of Texas, Austin. ($5,000 each)
Joe R. Long Dissertation Fellowship. 2010. Department of Government, University of
Texas, Austin. ($7,500)
Western Civilization Fellowship. 2008-2009. Intercollegiate Studies Institute,
Wilmington, Delaware. ($20,000)
Graduate Dean Prestigious Fellowship Supplement. 2008-2009. Graduate School,
University of Texas, Austin.
Professional Development Award. 2008, 2009. Office of Graduate Studies, University
of Texas, Austin.
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