Daniel Mark

Daniel Mark is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Villanova University, where he has been teaching since 2013.13 He specializes in political theory, philosophy of law, American political thought, and politics and religion.12

Academic Background and Achievements

• Holds a BA (magna cum laude), MA, and PhD from Princeton University's Department of Politics16
• Wrote his dissertation on "Authority and Legal Obligation" under the direction of Professor Robert P. George1
• Served as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Notre Dame (2017-18) and Princeton University (2015-16)12

Professional Roles and Affiliations

• Faculty associate of the Matthew J. Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good at Villanova12
• Holds the rank of battalion professor in Villanova's Navy Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit13
• Fellow of the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, NJ13
• Affiliated scholar of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding13
• Member of the board of directors of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty3

Notable Appointments

• Served on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2014 to 2018, including a term as chairman35
• Appointed to the commission by then-Speaker of the House John Boehner in 2014 and reappointed by Speaker Paul Ryan in 20164

Additional Information

• Before his academic career, Mark spent four years as a high school teacher in New York City13
• He is a frequent speaker at various institutions and organizations, including the Acton Institute, West Point, and the American Enterprise Institute1
• His book, "The Nature of Law: Authority, Obligation, and the Common Good," is forthcoming with Notre Dame Press3