Michael K. Fauntroy, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science Howard University [email protected] 202.577.8048 (mobile)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic

Associate Professor of Political Science, Howard University, August 2013-Present Acting Director, Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center (August 2018-Present) Courses Taught: Political Parties (graduate and undergraduate); Black Leadership, Organization, and Movements (graduate); National Government of the United States (undergraduate); Seminar in American Politics (graduate); Interest Groups (graduate)

Departmental Service: Associate Chair (2015- Currently); Graduate Program Director (2015 – Currently); Chair, American Government and Political Behavior field (2014 – Currently); Member, Graduate Admission and Financial Aid committee (2014 – Currently); Chair, 2014-15 Faculty Search committee (three junior faculty positions); and Chair, Graduate Student Recruitment committee

Walters Center: Completed grant research reports, prepared new grant proposals, hired and managed staff, and organized public events

Associate Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, August 2010 – August 2013 Assistant Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, August 2002–August 2010 Courses Taught: American government; urban policy; civil rights policy; and policy evaluation (Masters) and legislative process (doctoral)

Adjunct Professor of Political Science: American University (2001), Trinity College (2001), University of the District of Columbia (2000–2001), Howard University, (1998-1999)

Applied

Analyst in American Government, Congressional Research Service, June 2000–June 2002 Provided research and consultations to Members, staff, and committees of Congress. Wrote reports and confidential memoranda, provide telephonic responses and personal briefings with Members of Congress and their staff. Prepared hearing testimony and witness questions.

Civil Rights Analyst, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, June 1993 to January 1996 Researched and monitored civil rights issues which included writing memoranda, literature reviews, and sections of Commission enforcement reports; developing congressional testimony; collecting, reviewing, and analyzing statistical information, laws, and regulations; and conducting interviews and surveys.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

More than Just Partisanship: Conservatism and Black Voter Suppression, New York: New York University Press, (forthcoming, 2019).

Republicans and the Black Vote, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007, hardback (2008, paper). • Foreword Magazine 2007 Book of the Year Award Finalist • Reviewed in: Party Politics, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Quarterly

Home Rule or House Rule? Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia, Lanham: University Press of America, November, 2003.

Articles and Chapters

“African American Republican Congressional Candidates: A Typology,” Phylon, v. 55, No. 1, (2019), pp. 111-132.

“The New Arithmetic of Black Political Power,” in National Urban League, 2013 State of Black America: Redeem the Dream, Jobs Rebuild America, (Washington, DC: National Urban League 2013), pp. 154–157.

“Enforcing Section 5 of the Voting Rights,” in Mark J. Rozell and Charles Bullock, Oxford University Handbook on Southern Politics, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012), pp. 450-476.

“One America? President Obama’s Non-Racial State,” Race, Gender, and Class Journal, V. 18, No. 3-4 (2011), pp. 135-149 (with Pearl Ford Dowe and Tekla Johnson).

“Home Rule Charter for the District of Columbia,” in Ronald Walters and Toni-Michelle Travis, eds., Democracy and Destiny in the District of Columbia, (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010).

“Black Republicans Running Statewide in 2006,” The Western Journal of Black Studies, V. 32, No. 2 (2008), pp. 41-50.

“Buying Black Votes? The GOPs Faith-Based Initiative,” in Mark J. Rozell and Gleaves Whitney, eds., Religion and the Bush Presidency, New York: Palgrave/Macmillan Press, 2007, pp. 177-196.

“District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress: Background, Issues, and Options,” in Douglas Martin, District of Columbia: Current Issues, Hauppage, NY: Novinka Books (2003), pp. 13-22.

“District of Columbia Delegates to Congress,” in Douglas H. Martin, District of Columbia: Current Issues, Hauppage, NY: Novinka Books (2003), pp. 23-42.

“District of Columbia Terrorism Response,” in Douglas H. Martin, District of Columbia: Current Issues, Hauppage, NY: Novinka Books (2003), pp. 107-110 (with Eugene Boyd). 2

Other Publications

“Black Electoral Politics: Progress in the Face of Continued Resistance”, in Zachery Williams and Mtangulizi Sanyika, “IBW Black Paper on the Last Half Century of Struggle,” (New York: Institute for the Black World 21st Century, 2015).

Disadvantaged Business Programs of the Federal Government: A Review, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 2002.

Urban Policy: A Review of the Republican and Democratic Platforms, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 2001.

American Federalism: Significant Events, 1776 to 2000, Washington: D.C. Congressional Research Service, November 2000 (with Eugene Boyd).

Book Reviews

Lukens, Patrick D. A Quiet Victory for Latino Rights: FDR and the Controversy Over “Whiteness,” Choice, October, 2012.

James Lance Taylor, Black Nationalism in the United States: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama, Choice, November, 2011.

Christian Davenport, Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression: The Black Panther Party, Choice October, 2011.

Robert Samuel Smith, Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs versus Duke Power and the Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity, Choice, September, 2009.

Kevin L. Yuill, Richard Nixon and the Rise of Affirmative Action: The Pursuit of Racial Equality in an Era of Limits in Presidential Studies Quarterly, v. 39, no. 3.

Charles Harris, Congress and the Governance of the Nation’s Capital: The Conflict of Federal and Local Interests, in Urban Affairs Review, (March 2000), 588-591.

Theodore Kornweibel, Jr., Seeing Red: Federal Campaigns Against Black Militancy 1910-1925, in Civil Rights Journal: Journal of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Fall 1998), 63-64.

Newspaper and Magazine Columns

“Trump Exploits Civic Ignorance,” The Huffington Post, March 16, 2016. “What Trump and Reagan Share,” The Huffington Post, March 4, 2016. “Crafty Conservative Confederate Flag Move Obscures Larger Issue,” The Huffington Post, July 7, 2015. “2014 Takeover Takeaways,” The Huffington Post, November 5, 2014. “To Give Each Political Scandal the Same Treatment is an Injustice to D.C.,” WashingtonPost.com, November 15, 2012. 3

“Steve Smith, Racism, and the Republican Dilemma,” The Huffington Post, June 7, 2012. “Supporting Obama with ‘Facts,’” The Huffington Post, April 16, 2012. “A Bigger Threat to Democracy Than Citizens United,” The Huffington Post, February 22, 2012. “The Real Problem with Mitt Romney’s Wealth,” The Huffington Post, January 29, 2012 “Cain, Coulter, and Irresponsible Race Talk,” The Huffington Post, November 5, 2011. “In Defense of Tavis and Cornel,” The Huffington Post, August 11, 2011. “Will President Obama Become Mayor Dinkins?,” The Huffington Post, August 5, 2011. “Takeover Takeaways,” The Huffington Post, November 3, 2010. “The Public Discourse Deserves Better than Steve King,” The Huffington Post, June 14, 2010. “Charlie Crist’s Declaration of Independence,” The Huffington Post, June 14, 2010. “If Helen Thomas, Then Why Not Pat Buchanan,” The Huffington Post, June 7, 2010. “Artur Davis Dissed His Base and Paid the Price,” The Huffington Post, June 2, 2010. “A Black Agenda for President Obama to Consider? Yes”, The Huffington Post, February 24, 2010. “Hillary Clinton: Year One,” The Huffington Post, January 29, 2010. “Toward Reform of Criminal Justice,” The Washington Times, April 28, 2009. “Obama and Cuba: A Good First Step”, The Huffington Post, April 15, 2009. “On Race, Holder is Right, Obama is Wrong”, The Huffington Post, March 11, 2009. “The Cartoon and Trafficking in Racial Symbolism”, The Huffington Post, February 19, 2009. “The Meaning of Michael Steele”, The Huffington Post, February 2, 2009. “Food for Thought for Next RNC Chairman”, The Huffington Post, January 28, 2009. “What Does Obama’s Presidency Mean for Race in America?,” Huffington Post, January 19, 2009. “Replace Harry Reid?,” The Huffington Post, January 6, 2009. “Enough of This ‘Post Racial’ America Stuff”, The Huffington Post, December 31, 2009. “Seat Burris Now!” The Huffington Post, December 31, 2009. “Hey Republicans, Don't Double Down”, The Huffington Post, November 11, 2009. “A Contrarian Open Letter to Black America, The Huffington Post, November 5, 2008. “Obama Should Thank Bush,” The Huffington Post, October 27, 2008. “Race Enters Race, Stage Right,” The Huffington Post, October 19, 2008. “Battleground State Breakdown,” The Huffington Post, October 4, 2008. “Race and Obama’s ‘Black Tax,’” The Huffington Post, September 23, 2008. “Obama and the Bradley Effect,” The Huffington Post, August 21, 2008. “More than Ever, Obama Needs Clinton,” The Huffington Post, May 20, 2008. “McCain’s Gamble,” The Huffington Post, April 27, 2008. “Stand Strong Tavis,” The Root, February 25, 2008. “Pathetic Propaganda Posing as a Documentary,” The Huffington Post, November 18, 2007. “Obama’s Struggles with Black America,” The Huffington Post, November 8, 2007. “There’s Nothing Conservative in Cosby’s Message,” The Huffington Post, November 8, 2007. “Is it Already Over for Barack Obama, The Huffington Post, October 25, 2007. “GOP Presidential Candidates Forum Observations,” The Huffington Post, October 1, 2007. “What Black Republicans Should Do Now,” The Huffington Post, September 26, 2007. “Jackson Did Obama A Favor,” The Huffington Post, September 20, 2007. “Republicans Blow Opportunity to Reach Black Voters, The Huffington Post, September 19, 2007. “Labor Day’s Fruit Has Yet To Arrive For Some,” The Huffington Post, September 3, 2007. “Is He Black Enough? Part Two,” The Huffington Post, August 14, 2007. “A Blogger Should Ask Questions at the September Forum,” The Huffington Post, July 11, 2007. 4

“The Beginning of the End for McCain,” The Huffington Post, July 11, 2007. “Scooter Walks,” The Huffington Post, July 3, 2007. “Conservatives Roll Back Clock on Civil Rights Enforcement,” The Huffington Post, June 30, 2007. “Winners, Loses, and Other Debate Observations,” The Huffington Post, June 29, 2007. “Conservatives and Black Voter Disenfranchisement,” The Huffington Post, June 8, 2007. “What’s Next Al?” The Huffington Post, April 12, 2007. “The Imus Fallout and Lessons for Black America,” The Huffington Post, April 11, 2007. “What Obama’s Money Really Means,” The Huffington Post, April 8, 2007. “Where is the CBC in the Iraq Debate?” The Huffington Post, April 6, 2007. “Subpoena Fight is About Respect,” The Huffington Post, April 2, 2007. “What Obama’s Candidacy Will Mean for Black America,” The Huffington Post, February 14, 2007. “Is He Black Enough?” The Politico, February 5, 2007. “Republicans and the Black Vote, The Huffington Post, January 4, 2007. “Separating Myth From Reality For Democrats,” The Huffington Post, January 3, 2007. “Hacking Democracy,” The Huffington Post, November 6, 2006. “The ‘Black Jesse Helms’ Runs for Congress, The Huffington Post, October 18, 2006. “Race and Representing Memphis,” The Huffington Post, October 5, 2006. “Race and the Republicans,” The Huffington Post, September 26, 2006. “GOP Backslides in Bid for Black Voters,” The Huffington Post, September 21, 2006. “A Black Governor for Massachusetts,” The Huffington Post, September 18, 2006. “ . . . And You Wonder Why Blacks Don’t Vote Republican,” Topeka Capital-Journal, July 21, 2006. “Hypocrites on the Left,” The Washington Times, March 10, 2006. “Beginning of the End for the GOP,” TomPaine.com, October 14, 2005. “BET Nightly News Cancelled - No Big Loss,” Chicago Defender, May 5, 2005.

EDUCATION

Howard University, Washington, DC • Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science -African American Political Behavior -American Government • Master of Arts, Public Affairs - Public Policy Analysis

Hampton University, Hampton, VA • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Presenter, “From Insurgency to Institutionalization: The Evolution of the Congressional Black Caucus,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Montreal, Quebec, November 10, 2018.

Discussant, “Transition to Home Rule,” D.C. Historical Studies Conference, Carnegie Library, Washington, DC, November 15, 2013.

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Presenter, “Black Presidential Politics,” Howard University, Ronald W. Walters Center for Leadership and Public Policy, Walters Legacy Conference, October 11, 2013.

Panelist, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Is It Relevant Today?” Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, July 29, 2013.

(Convener, Host, and Panel Moderator) “Race and Public Policy: Issues and Solutions,” George Mason University, October 10, 2011.

“Republican Party Outreach to African Americans: Evidence from Elite Interviewing,” Northeastern Political Science Association, November 2009.

“Cannon Fodder, Rising Stars, and Viable Options: African American Congressional Candidates,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Chicago, IL, March 22, 2008.

“Afros and Elephants: Black Votes for Black Republicans Running Statewide in 2006,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 16, 2007.

“Black Votes for Black Republican Candidates Running Statewide in 2006: Did it Make a Difference,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 14, 2007.

“District of Columbia Home Rule: Past, Present, and Future,” Yale University Conference Commemorating 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, New Haven, CT, April 22, 2005.

“GOP Efforts to Win Black Votes” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 8, 2005.

“Republican Use of Symbolic Politics as Impediment to Attracting Significant African American Support,” American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, September 4, 2004.

“Governance of the District of Columbia and Ten Other National Capitals: A Comparative Analysis,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Chicago, IL, March 25, 2004.

“The Evolution of African American Support for the Republican Party,” Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 7, 2003.

“Is the Committee of the Whole the House? Implications of Michel v. Anderson for District of Columbia Representation,” American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, September 2002 (with Richard Beth).

"Financial Control Boards as Remedies for Municipal Fiscal Crises," Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 9, 2001.

“Delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives: Evolution and Effectiveness, 1970-2000," Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2001.

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“Remedying Municipal Fiscal Crises: The District of Columbia and Its Financial Control Board,” American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 31, 2000.

“Black Political Grass-Roots Organizing: The D.C. Home Rule Example,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2000.

“Racial Conservatism and Partisan Politics as Factors in Congressional Intervention into District of Columbia Affairs,” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2000.

“Jim Crow and Apartheid: Was There a Link?” American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, September 5, 1999.

“Washington, D.C. and Its Suburbs: An Example of Cross-Jurisdictional Influence on City Affairs,” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 15, 1999.

“Has Shaw v. Reno Undermined Efforts to Elect More African Americans to Congress?” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Baltimore, MD, March 10, 1995.

INVITED LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Convenor, “Sisters in the Struggle: Black Women and the 2018 Elections,” The Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center and Department of Political Science, Howard University, November 8, 2018.

Panelist, The Role of Minority Voters in the 2018 Midterm Elections,” The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, November 1, 2018.

Speaker, “Salute to the Secretaries,” Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Washington, DC, June 28, 2016.

Panelist, W. Montague Cobb Lecture, Howard University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2016.

Keynote Speaker, D. C. Democratic State Committee Retreat, Thurgood Marshall Center, Washington, D.C., April 2, 2016.

Keynote Speaker, “D.C. Politics and Gentrification,” All Souls Church Unitarian, Washington, D.C., November 16, 2015.

Keynote Speaker, “The Fifteenth Amendment: From U.S. Grant to Lyndon B. Johnson’s Voting Rights Act,” U.S. Grant Library, Mississippi State University, September 25, 2015.

Panelist, “50 Years Later: President Johnson's Commencement Speech at Howard University,” sponsored by the National Collaborative for Health Equity, Howard Law School, June 9, 2015.

Panelist, “Black Votes Matter,” Founders Library, Howard University, April 9, 2015.

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Panelist, “40th Anniversary of the First Home Rule Elections,” Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, November 13, 2014.

Panelist, “Elections 2012,” American University, Washington, DC, October 9, 2012

Keynote, “Black Political Engagement,” Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, October 4, 2012 “Black Politics: A Call to Action,” Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, February 8, 2012.

“Is Congress Heights a Ghetto?,” Congress Heights Community Association, Washington, DC. October 17, 2011.

“Race and Public Policy,” George Mason University, October 10, 2011 (panelist and conference convenor).

“Maryland Voter Identification Bills,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Ft. Washington, MD, April 30, 2011.

“Voter Identification Bills in State Legislatures,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., April 4, 2011.

Black History Month Keynote Address, DeWitt Army Hospital, Ft. Belvoir, February 25, 2011. “Election 2010 Analysis,” School of Public Policy, George Mason University, November 10, 2010.

Keynote Address, Prince Hall Freemasons and Order of the Eastern Star Charitable Foundation, Washington, DC, June 5, 2010.

“Current Political Issues,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington, D.C., April 19, 2010.

“We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda,” Chicago State University, Chicago, Il., March 20, 2010.

“Stealth Politics,” Moderator of panel discussion of book authored by former Rep. Glen Browder and Professor Artemesia Stanberry, National Archives, January 14, 2010.

“Politics in a Post-Racial America,” George Mason University Vision Series, December 7, 2009.

“Impact of Felon Disenfranchisement on Black Political Participation in the South,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington, D.C., August 6, 2009.

“Education and Politics,” National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. National Convention and Greek Symposium, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2009.

“President Obama’s First 100 Days,” The Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Lecture, University of Arkansas, Giffels Auditorium, April 16, 2009.

“Agenda Setting and the Obama Administration,” Historical Society of Washington, January 21, 2009.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” Shirlington Public Library, October 26, 2008.

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“2008 Election Roundtable,” Fall for the Book Festival, George Mason University, September 23, 2008.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” Chilmark Public Library, Chilmark, MA, August 14, 2008.

“Political Impact of Felon Disenfranchisement,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington, D.C., April 15, 2008

“Civil Rights,” Service Employees International Union, Washington, D.C., February 6, 2008.

“Emancipation, Revelation, and Revolution,” post-documentary screening panel discussion, Howard University, November 12, 2007.

“Civil Rights, Home Rule, and the Struggle for Political Autonomy in Washington, D.C., Washington Studies Conference, sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, November 3, 2007.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” Republicans for Black Empowerment, Washington, D.C., September 25, 2007.

“Republicans and the Black Vote,” TransAfrica Forum, Washington, D.C., March 1, 2007.

Keynote address to the Color Colorado Conference, sponsored by the Progressive Majority, Denver, CO. February 17, 2007.

“Blacks in American Politics,” Dominican University, River Forest, IL, February 15, 2007.

“New Era for DC Rights? D.C.’s Relationship with Congress,” sponsored by D.C. Vote, Our Nation’s Capital, and the League of Women Voters, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2007.

“November 2006 Elections and Beyond,” WVON Pre-Kwanzaa Festival, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, December 17, 2006.

“Toward a More Politically Active Student Body,” St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Black Student Union Awards Ceremony, April 23, 2006.

“King’s Legacy and a Call to Action,” St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Keynote Address, January 16, 2006.

“A Call to Leadership,” Hampton University Alumni Association (Washington, D.C. Chapter) Founder’s Day, Keynote Address, January 8, 2006.

“Political Implications of Bush Supreme Court Nominations,” sponsored by Washington, D.C. Ward 4 Democrats, October 18, 2005.

“District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress,” sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union-National Capital Area, September 15, 2005.

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“Governance in the District of Columbia,” Keynote Address at the Spring Student Forum 2005, The George Washington University, May 16, 2005.

“Republican Outreach Efforts to African American Community,” sponsored by the Loudon County Senior Center, April 29, 2005 (via GMU Speakers Bureau).

“District of Columbia Home Rule: Past, Present, and Future,” invited presentation at the Yale University Conference, “Lessons From the Past, Prospects for the Future: Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965," April 22, 2005.

“Home Rule for the District of Columbia: Past, Present, and Future,” a panel discussion sponsored by the Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia as part of D.C. Emancipation Day celebration.

“The Relationship Between African Americans and the Republican Party,” sponsored by the Optimus Club of Alexandria, Virginia, August 3, 2004 (via GMU Speakers Bureau).

“District of Columbia Fiscal Imbalance and Its Impact on Local Policy,” sponsored by Our Nation’s Capital, April 27, 2004.

“District of Columbia Home Rule and Congressional Voting Representation,” sponsored by D.C. City Museum, January 13, 2004.

“2000 U.S. Presidential and Congressional Elections: An Assessment of the Candidates, Issues, and African American Presence,” West African Research Center, Dakar, Senegal, October 11, 2000.

“Preparing the Professoriate of the Future at Howard University,” Minnowbrook Conference of the Preparing Future Professoriate and Preparing Future Faculty, Syracuse University, May 25, 1999.

HONORS, AWARDS, COMMUNITY, PROFESSIONAL and UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Advisor to Urban Analytics for District of Columbia Government project assessing the costs to the District for hosting the national government, 2003. Board of Directors, Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund, September 2010 – Currently Board of Directors, Historic Kappa House Restoration Foundation January 2007 – Currently Choice Magazine Book Reviewer, 2009-2013 Community Service Award, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Washington, DC Chapter, 2007 Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession, American Political Science Association, 2014-2017 District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disability and Tenure, September 2009 – Currently District of Columbia Quarter Design Advisory Committee (congressional appointee), February 2008 Dissertation Director • Kenneth Cooper, • Delabian Rice-Thurston • Eugene J. Sokolowski, successfully defended dissertation on April 15, 2009. Endowment Committee, Southern Political Science Association, 2007-2009 10

First Vice President, National Capital Area Political Science Association, 2004-2005 Hampton University Dean’s List for Academic Excellence Howard University Graduate Teaching Fellowship, 1998-1999 Howard University Graduate Assistantship, 1991-1992; 1994-1995 School of Public Policy Library Liaison, 2008-2009 Manuscript Reviewer, American Politics Review, 2005 Manuscript Reviewer, Party Politics, 2011 Paul Cooke Award for Civic Engagement, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Washington, DC Chapter, 2011 Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship, 1998-2000 President, National Capital Area Political Science Association, 2005-2006 Presidential Management Intern Program – 1992 National Semifinalist Program Committee, Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund, June 2006 – Currently Section Co-Chair, Urban Policy, American Political Science Association Meeting, September 2005 Section Chair, Race and Ethnicity, Southern Political Science Association Meeting, January 2005 SPP Standing Committee on Curriculum, 2007-2009 Virginia Leadership Institute, Decade Award, 2016 W.E.B. DuBois Book Award Selection Committee, National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 2012

QUOTED IN THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Clarence Page, “A Black Republican Dream Deferred – Again,” Chicago Tribune, December 11, 2018. Jessica Smith, “Sherrod Brown Considering Presidential Run in 2020,” WDTN.com, November 20, 2018. Paul Schwartzman, “The Man in the Middle of D.C.s Ugliest Political Race,” The Washington Post, November 3, 2018. Fenit Nirappil, “Why This DC Council Race is a Proxy Fight Over the City’s Future,” The Washington Post, June 11, 2018. Fenit Nirappil, “Bowser — the ‘mayor who hates guns’ — champions March for Our Lives and steps into national spotlight,” The Washington Post, March 23, 2018. Paul Schwartzman, “With mounting scandals in D.C., where are the challengers to the mayor?” The Washington Post, March 4, 2018. Fenit Nirappil, “Education Scandals Place Election Year Spotlight on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, The Washington Post, February 24, 2018. Niv Sultan, “Chairing the DNC: A Multi-Million Dollar Election,” The Huffington Post, February 22, 2017. Marc Fisher, “Trump and Race: Decades of Fueling Divisions,” The Washington Post, August 16, 2017. Zenitha Prince, “Trump Victory: The Plight of African Americans Has Suddenly and Drastically Changed, The Washington Afro-American, November 9, 2016. David Catanese and Lindsey Cook, “Life of the Grand Old Party,” U.S. News and World Report, September 22, 2016. Jason Parham, “Donald Trump and the American Divide,” Fader, July 1, 2016. Fenit Nirappil, “How a D.C. Political Novice Unseated Longtime Council Member Vincent Orange, The Washington Post, June 15, 2016. Teresa Wiltz, “It Can’t Just Be the Righteous Few,” Yale Alumni Magazine, November-December, 2015. Joyce Jones, “The Party's Over: Black Voters Must Turn Out for Themselves,” BET.com, October 29, 2014. 11

Jonathan P. Hicks, “Commentary: The Ukraine Crisis and Why It Should Matter to Us,” BET.com, March 5, 2014. Jonathan P. Hicks, “Commentary: Correcting a Blemish in the Criminal Justice System,” BET.com, December 20, 2013. Jonathan P. Hicks, “The US, Mandela and a Not-So-Smooth History,” BET.com, December 11, 2013. Jonathan P. Hicks, “Boston’s Police Chief Resigns, Amid Criticism About Diversity,” BET.com, September 23, 2013. Jonathan P. Hicks, “Obamacare Is Not Yet on the Radar Screens of Some Young People,” BET.com, November 23, 2013. Joyce Jones, “Obama to Put It All on the Line in Syria Speech,” BET.com, September 10, 2013. Jonathan P. Hicks, “Poll: Blacks and Whites Have Vastly Different Views of Zimmerman Verdict,” BET.com, July 24, 2013. Joyce Jones, “Susan Rice Named National Security Advisor, BET.com, June 5, 2013. Joyce Jones, “Can Obama Find His Inner LBJ?” BET.com, April 30, 2013. Adrienne Washington, “D.C. Special Election Turns on Difference Between Race and Racism,” Washington Afro-American, April 17, 2013. Adrienne Washington, “Obama: A Transformative Figure or Merely a Black Figurine?” Washington AfroAmerican, January 23, 2013. Joyce Jones, “High Expectations: Obama and Romney Ready for Round 2,” BET.com, October 16, 2012. Joyce Jones, “Did Romney’s Libya Remarks Doom His Candidacy?” BET.com, September 13, 2012. Clarence Lusane, “Conyers at Career’s End,” The Progressive, August 2012. Joyce Jones, “House GOP Plans Pointless Vote to Repeal Obamacare”, BET.com, July 11, 2012. Joyce Jones, “Awkward: Romney to Address the NAACP”, BET.com, July 10, 2012. Rebekah, Metzler, “Romney Gets Booed at NAACP Speech,” U.S. News and World Report, July 11, 2012. Paul Schwartzman and Mike DeBonis, “District’s Political Corruption has Deep Roots,” The Washington Post, June 9, 2012. Nia-Malika Henderson and Philip Rucker, “Romney Campaign Begins Quiet Push for African American Voters,” The Washington Post, May 24, 2012. Cynthia Gordy, “Does Cory Booker Have a Point?”, The Root, May 22, 2012. Cynthia Gordy, “What’s at Stake in this Week’s Primaries,” The Root, May 8, 2012. Joyce Jones, “President Obama to Offer Economic Blueprint in State of the Union Address,” BET.com, January 24, 2012. Jonathan P. Hicks, “Commentary: Insulting Michelle Obama Seems to Be the New Sport of the Right,” BET.com, January 9, 2012. Patricia Zengerle, “Latest accusations hurt Cain with Republicans,” Reuters, November 8, 2011. John Baer, “Why are Dems Mum on Voting Issues?” Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 2011. Nia-Malika Henderson, “Herman Cain: The GOPs Next Big Thing?” The Washington Post, September 30, 2011. Steve Contorno, “Will Virginia Go For Obama Again?” The Washington Examiner, September 29, 2011. Jonathan Capehart, “Obama’s Bad Polls With Shocking Plummet in Approval – From Blacks,” The Washington Post, September 22, 2011. Joyce Jones, “Obama’s Approval Rating Drops to All-Time Low,” BET.com, August 24, 2011. Dorothy Rowley, “Council Committee: Gray’s Administration Broke the Law,” Washington Informer, August 23, 2011. Dorothy Rowley, “Romney Could Pose Threat to Obama,” Washington Informer, June 7, 2011. 12

James Wright, “Gray Moves Forward Despite Distractions,” Washington Informer, April 21, 2011. Joyce Jones, “Would DC Get More Respect if it Were Less Black and More Republican?” BET.com, April 14, 2011. Joyce Jones, “Can Obama Recapture the Magic,” BET.com, April 4, 2011. Dorothy Rowley, “Campaign Finance Office to Investigate Brown Allegations,” Washington Informer, March 8, 2011. James Wright, “West Muses on D.C. Statehood, CBC,” Washington Informer, February 3, 2011. Kevin Robillard, “Checking Jim Moran: Was Obama's race behind Democrats’ midterm losses in 2010?” Tbd.com, February 1, 2011. James Wright, “Obama Fails to Mention DC Statehood in State of the Union,” Washington Informer, January 27, 2011. Christine Warner, “Is Michelle Rhee’s Revolution Over?” The New York Times Magazine, October 3, 2010. Dorothy Rowley, Black Leaders Claim Beck March Tarnishes King’s Legacy, Washington Afro-American, August 25, 2010. Dorothy Rowley, “Brown Takes Lead in Ward 8 Straw Poll,” Washington Afro-American, August 11, 2010. Dorothy Rowley, “French Ban on Face Veils Stirs Concern,” Washington Afro-American, April 24, 2010. “Panel Criticizes Obama’s Handling of Black Agenda,” Chicago Sun-Times, March 21, 2010. Lisa Lerer and Nia-Malika Henderson, “Congressional Black Caucus: Obama’s Not Listening,” Politico, March 11, 2010. Ryan J. Donmoyer and Brian Faler, “Pelosi Confronts Racial, Power Issues in Rangel Ethics Dilemma,” Businessweek, February 27, 2010. Mark Barabak and Richard Fausset, “On Race Issue, Obama Stays Firmly Low-Key, Los Angeles Times, September 20, 2009. Petula Dvorak, “Too Often, We’re Mute on Race,” The Washington Post, September 14, 2009. Ben Smith and Nia-Malika Henderson, “Obama Steps on Third Rail of Race,” Politico, July 23, 2009. James Wright, “Obama a Success with Congress, Publication Says,” Washington Afro-American, July 17, 2009. Nia-Malika Henderson, “NAACP to Obama: We Want More,” Politico, July 16, 2009. James Wright, “Prosecutor Clears Burris,” Washington Afro-American, June 20, 2009. Justin Ewers, “Obama and Race Relations: Civil Rights Leaders Aren't Satisfied”, US News and World Report, April 30, 2009. Nia-Malika Henderson, “Blacks and Whites Hear Obama Differently, Politico, March 3, 2009. Tracie Powell, “Are Washington’s Rules Really Changing?,” CQ Politics, February 28, 2009. James Wright, “African Americans Vie to Lead Republicans,” Washington Afro-American, January 24, 2009. David Wiegel, “RNC Chair Candidate: We Don’t Take Black Seriously,” The Washington Independent, January 13, 2009. Craig Gordon, “Near Perfect Campaign, Backdrop of Gloom Give Obama Win,” Newsday, November 5, 2008. Jonathan Tilove, “Obama Candidacy Could Help Spur Record Black Turnout Nationally,” New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 22, 2008. 13

James Wright, “Powell Endorses Obama,” Washington Afro-American, October 19, 2008. James Wright, “Senior Democratic Leader Calls Western Pennsylvania ‘Racist,’” Washington AfroAmerican, October 19, 2008. Jonathan Tilove, “Rep. Jefferson Still Has Influential Allies in Congress,” New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 11, 2008. Nia-Malika Henderson, “McCain’s ‘That One’ Comment Spurs Debate,” Newsday, October 9, 2008. John Baer, “Forget Lipsticked Pigs – Suddenly, It’s Clearly a Serious Race,” Philadelphia Daily News, September 23, 2008. Manav Tanneeru and John Blake, “Obama Giving Some Black Republicans ‘Heartburn’,” CNN.com, September 4, 2008. Adrienne Washington, “On the Positive Side, Negative Ads Work,” Washington Times, August 10, 2008. Maureen Callahan, “What if Obama Loses?” The New York Post, August 2, 2008. Ronald Roach, “Race as Campaign Issue Brings Exposure to Minority Pundits,” Diverse, July 23, 2008. James Wright, “Black Republicans Conflicted About Obama,” Michigan Citizen, July 23, 2008. Jeffrey Mays, Can Obama Spur Black Allegiance to GOP?” The Newark Star-Ledger, July 21, 2008. Jeff Greenfield, “The Gray Area of Race and Politics,” CBSNews.com, July 16, 2008. Susan Ferrechio, “Jackson’s Comment Highlight Frustrations in Black Community,” The Washington Examiner, July 11, 2008. Adrienne Washington, “Black Women Rally to Michelle Obama,” Washington Times, July 5, 2008. Gregg Krupa, “Muslims Feel Ignored by McCain, Obama,” The Detroit News, July 5, 2008. Adrienne Washington, “Gun Ruling’s Impact on Election Unclear,” Washington Times, June 30, 2008. Craig Gordon, “How Obama Won Nomination: How He Can Win Election,” Newsday, June 4, 2008. Glenn Thrush, “Obama Supporters Condemn Clinton’s Kennedy Remarks,” Newsday, May 23, 2008. John Baer, “Let’s Enter Bloomberg in the Veep Sweepstakes,” Philadelphia Daily News, May 12, 2008. Ken Herman, “Clinton May See Black Backlash if Obama Loses,” Cox News Service, May 5, 2008. Nia-Malika Henderson, “Praising Obama: Rice Joins Powell,” New York Daily News, April 10, 2008. Margaret Talev and David Lightman, “Obama’s Record in the Senate is Modest,” McClatchy Newspapers, March 24, 2008. “Clinton’s Advisor Steps Down Post Racial Controversy,” Associated Press, March 13, 2008. Mark Harrington, “Clinton Downplays Notion of Obama as Running Mate, Newsday, March 11, 2008. Mark Harrington, “Clinton Skips Mississippi to Focus on Pennsylvania, Newsday, March 10, 2008. Joyce Jones, “Super Tuesday Reveals No Winners,” Black Enterprise (online), February 6, 2008. C. Fraser Smith, “We Aren’t the Same Country We Were 40 Years Ago, Are We? The Baltimore Sun, February 3, 2008. Adrienne Washington, “Signs of Political Change Blowing,” Washington Times, Jan. 29, 2008. Joyce Jones, “Obama Wins South Carolina,” Black Enterprise (online), January 28, 2008. Joyce Jones, “Dirty Debate,” Black Enterprise (online), January 25, 2008. John Baer, “Dems Ready to Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3, . . .” Philadelphia Daily News, January 16, 2008. Seth Gitell, “Slight of King Could Linger for Voters,” New York Sun, January 10, 2008. Julia Keller, “What Does ‘Change’ Really Mean?” Chicago Tribune, January 10, 2008. Chris Bury, “Obama’s Iowa Victory May Hint at a Real Change,” ABCnews.com, January 4, 2008. Craig Gordon, “Days Before Caucus, Other Candidates Reconsidered,” Newsday, December 30, 2007.

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Joyce Jones, “More Than Hot Air? You Decide: Presidential Candidates Sound Off on their Platform Issues While BE Places Its Bets on Each Party’s Nominee,” Black Enterprise, December, 2007. Adrienne Washington, “Davis Sets Up Virginia GOP for Black Eye,” The Washington Times, October 26, 2007. Ken Herman, “GOP Candidates Rip Four Who Skipped Race-Issues Debate,” Columbus Dispatch, September 28, 2007. Matthew Hay Brown and David Nitkin, “Analysts Split on Impact of Debate Snub,” The Baltimore Sun, September 27, 2007. Tracie Powell, “Why Republican Presidential Candidates Skipped the Morgan State Debate,” Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, September 27, 2007. Martin Evans, “Jena Rally Moves Race into Presidential Race,” Newsday, September 21, 2007. Jill Lawrence, “Smiley: GOP Candidates Ignoring Minorities,” USA Today, September 14, 2007. Nikole Hannah-Jones, “Is Obama Black Enough?”, The Oregonian, August 26, 2007. Stephen Deere, “No GOP Hopefuls on Urban League Slate” St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 13, 2007. George Alexander, “Republicans Not Courting Our Vote,” Black Enterprise, July 2007. Joyce Jones, “Debate was Predictable at Best,” Black Enterprise (online), Monday, April 30, 2007. Daniel Trotta, “Play on Nixon: Laughs and White House Parallels,” Boston Globe, April 20, 2007. Kate Phillips, “2008: On the Road this Week,” The New York Times, April 2, 2007. Glenn Thrush, “Obama Challenges Clinton Strategy,” (New York) Newsday, March 14, 2007. Joyce Jones, “Obama Trumps Clinton on ‘Bloody Sunday,’” Black Enterprise, March, 2007. Adrienne Washington, “Begging for Voting Rights, Getting a Quarter,” The Washington Times, January 30, 2007. Joyce Jones, “Why is Now the Best Time for Obama?” Black Enterprise (online), February 9, 2007. Joyce Jones, “Power Shift: Will African Americans Benefit from the Democratic Takeover of Congress?” Black Enterprise, February, 2007. James Wright, “Blacks Remember President Ford,” Washington Afro-American, January 2, 2007. Joyce Jones, “Can Bill Jefferson Be Effective in Congress? Louisiana Lawmaker Won Seat Amid Scandal,” Black Enterprise (online), December 21, 2006. Tom Curry, “Obama Seeks to Settle Racial Doubts: Democrat Argues the Case that a Black Candidate Can Win the White House,” MSNBC.com, December 13, 2006. Joyce Jones, “House Passes Bill Requiring I.D.: Will This Legislation Reduce Fraud or Suppress Votes?” Black Enterprise, December 2006. Ovetta Wiggins and Avis Thomas-Lester, “Misleading Fliers May Hurt GOP Among Black Voters,” The Washington Post, November 9, 2006. Joyce Jones, “The Resurrection of Black Political Power,” Black Enterprise (online), November 8, 2006 Joyce Jones, “Harold Ford, Jr. in for a Nail Biter,” Black Enterprise (online), November 7, 2006. Valencia Mohammed, “The Black Vote,” The Washington Afro American, November 4, 2006. Joyce Jones, “Black Lawmakers Poised to Gain Powerful Posts: Major Change in store if Dems Take House,” Black Enterprise (online), October 31, 2006. James Wright, “Obama Ponders Presidential Run,” The Washington Afro American, October 28, 2006. David Lightman, “A Changing Record on Social Security: Lieberman’s Views Have Shifted Through the Years; Critics Say He’s Being Disingenuous,” Hartford Courant, October 18, 2006. Joyce Jones, “Blocking the Vote: Will New Bill Reduce Fraud or Suppress Votes?, Black Enterprise (online), October 10, 2006.

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Adrienne Washington, “Some See Choice in Virginia as Devil or Witch,” The Washington Times, October 10, 2006. Joyce Jones, “Critics Call Bill a 21st Century Poll Tax” Black Enterprise (online), October 6, 2006. Erin Texeira, “Republicans May Hurt at Polls,” Associated Press, August 29, 2006. Joyce Jones, “Swann Trails in Pennsylvania Governor’s Race: Can football star pull a political Hail Mary?” Black Enterprise (online), August 24, 2006. Joyce Jones, “Where’s the CBC Now? Observers Say Caucus Has Lost Power in Republican-Controlled Congress,” Black Enterprise, July 2006. Ronald Roach, “Covenant Curriculum Expected to Inspire Learning, Social Action,” Diverse Issues in Higher Education, May 18, 2006. Adrienne Washington, “Torch Passed for a New Civil Rights Movement,” The Washington Times, February 14, 2006. Joyce Jones, “Black Politicos Eye U.S. Senate Seats,” Black Enterprise (online), November 8, 2005. Jonathan Tilove, “Plain as Ever, Blacks and Whites at Political Divide,” Newhouse News Service, October 19, 2005. Chris Graham, “Is Kilgore Effort to Woo Black Voters For Real?” Augusta Free Press, Oct. 5, 2005. Adrienne Washington, “Bennett Adds ‘Just One More Brick’ to GOP Wall,” The Washington Times, October 4, 2005. Susan Page and Maria Puente, “Poll Shows Racial Divide on Storm Response,” USA Today, September 13, 2005. Marie Horrigan, “Analysis: Changes Presaged in Civil Rights,” Washington Times, December 8, 2004.

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