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1. EDUCATION Degree Institution Field Dates J.D. Yale University Law 1980 B.A., Honors & Distinction Stanford University Political Science 1976 B.A. Stanford University Psychology 1976
2. FULL-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Institution Rank Field Dates Baruch College, C.U.N.Y. Visiting Professor Public Affairs 9/04-present George Washington University Research Professor Communications 9/94-6/01 Rutgers, The State University of NJ Visiting Professor Public Policy Spring 1997 & Spring 1996 Georgetown University Law Center Visiting Scholar Politics, Law & Media 9/94-6/96 Harvard University Lawrence Lombard Public Policy & Fall 1993 Visiting Professor Communications
3. PART-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Institution Rank Field Dates Catholic University Lecturer in Law Civil Rights 7/84-8/86
4. NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Place of Employment Title Dates Black Leadership Forum, Wash., DC Consultant/Legal Adviser 1/01-4/07 Black Women’s Agenda, Wash., DC President 10/02-9/06 Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies Consultant 12/97-3/01 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) Consultant 11/97 National Coalition on Black Voter Participation Executive Director 10/87-8/94 President’s Initiative on Race, The White House Senior Consultant to the 8/97-9/99 Executive Director The Carnegie Corporation, NY Consultant 8/97 Sonia R. Jarvis, Private Practice Attorney at Law 10/86-present National Security Archive Associate General Counsel 10/86-9/87 Center for National Policy Review Managing Attorney 7/84-8/86 Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights Project Director 7/84-8/86 Sachs, Greenbaum & Taylor Associate Attorney 10/82-6/84 Hudson, Leftwich & Davenport Associate Attorney 8/81-8/82 U. S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit Law Clerk for Judge 7/80-7/81 Frank M. Johnson, Jr.
5. EMPLOYMENT RECORD AT BARUCH: Rank Dates Visiting Associate Professor: Ackerman Chair 9/04-present
6. PUBLICATIONS IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE
A. Books: None
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6. PUBLICATIONS IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE: (Continued) B. Papers in Professional Journals:
(1) Articles:
Sonia R. Jarvis, “Assessing the Impact of New Technology on the Political Process,” presented to the Scenarios for the Future Conference and published in Elections in Cyberspace: Toward a New Era in American Politics, Aspen Institute, pages 35-45, Winter 1996.
Sonia R. Jarvis. “Brown and the Afrocentric Curriculum,” 101 Yale Law Journal 1285, April 1992.
(2) Proceedings:
Sonia Jarvis, Esq., "The Social and Legal Costs of the Information Superhighway." In Association of Research Libraries, The Emerging Information Infrastructure: Players, Issues, Technology and Strategies, (pp. 31-34). Virginia: Association of Research Libraries (1993).
C. Chapters in Books:
Sonia R. Jarvis. “Women and the Law: Learning from the Past to Protect the Future,” Chapter 6 in Cynthia B. Costello, Chari Miles, and Anne J. Stone, eds., The American Women 1999-2000: A Century of Change – What’s Next?, 7th Edition, published by Women’s Research and Education Institute, Washington, D.C., pages 151-175, 1998.
Sonia R. Jarvis. “Historical Overview: African Americans and the Evolution of Voting Rights,” in Ralph C. Gomes and Linda Faye Williams, eds., From Exclusion To Inclusion: The Long Struggle for African American Political Power, 17-34, 1992.
D. Government Reports or Monographs:
Sonia R. Jarvis, NCBVP Executive Director, “VOICES of the Electorate: Issues Handbook,” National Coalition on Black Voter Participation, May 1992. 30 pages.
E. Book Reviews: None
7. OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Sonia R. Jarvis, Esq., Reflections on Week One of the Confirmation Hearings of Judge Samuel Alito, National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights, http://www.rollbackcampaign.org/ January 2006
Dr. Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich and Sonia R. Jarvis, Esq., “Lift Every Voice and Vote: Black Leaders’ Successes in the 1998 Mid-Term Elections,” on behalf of the National Non-Partisan Leadership Coalition for Political Participation and Education, and the Black Leadership Forum Operation Big Vote, Summer 1999. Sonia Renee Jarvis 4
8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Academic, Political and Nonprofit Institutions:
The Links, Inc., Arts Community Service Project, Master (Judge) for Literary Arts, Crystal City Marriott, VA, April 18, 2007
Georgetown University Law Center, Foundations of American Law and Legal Education Faculty, Lecture entitled, "A Look at Civil Rights in the United States," Summer 1996-2006
American University Washington College of Law, Speaker, “Tribute to Mrs. Rosa Parks and the Honorable Constance Baker Motley: The Progression of the Civil Rights Movement,” November 10, 2005, sponsored by BLSA
National Council of Churches, Moderator, Forum of Civil Rights and Religious Leaders on The Senate’s use of the ‘Nuclear Option,’ May 6, 2005, Riverside Church, New York, NY
Y.W.C.A. of the City of New York, Speaker, YW Contemporary Council, “A Conversation with Sonia R. Jarvis, Esq.: The Role Young Professional Women Can Play in the Arenas of Race, Politics, and the Media,” March 23, 2005
University of Michigan Law School, Panelist, “Not from Concentrate? Media Regulation at the turn of the Millennium,” Panel III: “Media at the Margins,” March 19, 2005
United Nations, Panelist, “Human Security and Civil Rights Violations: The Fine Line,” NGO/DPI Conference, MIDDAY NGO Workshop New York, NY, September 9, 2003
American University Washington College of Law, Panelist, Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law, “(Re) Enfranchising the African American Community: Engaging The Political Process,” April 5, 2003
Black Leadership Forum, Respondent “Second Millennium Symposium on Race and Justice,” Washington, D.C., John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, February 11, 2003
Stanford University, Moderator, Opening Plenary Session, “Race, Ethnicity and Politics in 21st Century California,” Conference on Race and Ethnicity in California: Negotiating the New Racial Landscape in California, April 25, 2002
George Washington University, Roundtable Participant, “Privacy & Online Politics: Is online profiling doing more harm than good for citizens in our political system?” National Press Club, Washington, DC December 6, 2001
United Nations, Participant, Conference of the Parties, 6th Session (on Global Climate Change), The Hague, Netherlands, November 13-24, 2001
Yale Law School, Presenter, “The Limits of Technology in a Democratic Society,” on Panel entitled Democracy and Governance in the High Tech Age, Levinson Auditorium, November 3, 2001 Sonia Renee Jarvis 5
8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
California Black Chamber of Commerce, Speaker, Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 23, 2000
National League of Cities, Speaker, “National Undoing Racism Day” Rally, Washington, DC, September 20, 2000
Stanford University, Panelist, “Representation of Race in Media” and “Affirmative Action: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives,” Conference on Race, African Americans: Research and Policy Perspectives at the Turn of the Century, November 11-13, 1999
New York Association for New Americans, Meeting on Immigrants and African Americans, Washington, DC, June 17, 1999
Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, Panel Participant, JCPES Pre-election Survey, National Press Club, Washington, DC, October 20, 1998
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Presentation to the Congressional Fellows Program, Washington, DC, April 23, 1998
University of Maryland, Academy of Leadership, Presentation to Journalism Students’ Leadership Training and Development Program, March 10, 1998
Howard University School of Communications, “The Kerner Commission Report: Thirty Years Later--Where Are We Now?” Panelist, March 5, 1998 (Broadcast on WHUT-TV)
NAACP, “Mobilizing African Americans for Political Action,” Presentation to the NAACP Board of Directors, Baltimore, MD, December 3-4, 1997
Rutgers University, Livingston College, “Race, Politics, and the News Media,” Lecture for the 1997-98 Global Futures Symposia, September 24, 1997
League of Women Voters Education Fund, Panelist, Conference on Voting By Mail, Washington, DC, August 27, 1997
George Washington University, Keynote Address, 13th Annual Stephen Holly Bronz Lecture, entitled “Race, Media and Politics,” to the campus community, March 31, 1997
Rutgers University Alexander Library, Personnel and Affirmative Action Committee, Spring Symposium on Affirmative Action, Lecture entitled “Continuing Legal Issues of Affirmative Action and the Piscataway Case,” March 25, 1997
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Seminar, “Race and Redistricting: Drawing the Lines,” Panelist, January 20, 1997
National League of Cities, Panelist, “Technology and Today’s Cities,” Plenary Session, 1996 Annual Convention in San Antonio, December 10, 1996 Sonia Renee Jarvis 6
8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
Black Republicans Vote Project, Panelist, “Black Vote ‘96: Strategic Swing Vote, Loyal Democrats or Politically Disenfranchised,” Hartford, CT, October 2, 1996
George Washington University, Luncheon Address on Political Campaigning, Columbia School of Arts and Science, Centuries Campaign, June 22, 1996
Rutgers University, Keynote Address, Fourth Annual Black & Latino Commencement Celebration, May 15, 1996
Aspen Institute/ABA Standing Committee on Election Law, “Scenario for the Future,” Presentation to Conference on Elections and Cyberspace, April 18, 1996
Rutgers University, Critique of State Senator Gordon MacInnes’ book, “Wrong for All the Right Reasons: How White Liberals Have Been Undone by Race,” debate sponsored by Eagleton Institute of Politics, April 6, 1996 (Broadcast by NJ Cable TV)
Rutgers University, Keynote Address and Closing Roundtable Participant, “Beyond Affirmative Action and Towards a Multicultural Democracy,” teach-in sponsored by Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, March 22, 1996
Northwestern University, “Hate Speech and Violence in the Media: What Can Journalists Do?” Working Group for Annenberg Washington Program, November 15, 1995
Howard University, “Affirmative Action in Higher Education: The Future,” Panelist, Conference on Race and Inequity, Center for Urban Progress, October 6, 1995
George Washington University & Brookings Institution, Address on Affirmative Action, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program, June 20, 1995
Harvard University/Ford Foundation, Kennedy School of Government Task Force on Race and the Press; Task Force Member, 1994-95
George Washington University Law School, Panelist, “O.J. and the Media,” Prelaw Society, April 1995
Georgetown University Law Center, Luncheon, Presentation of legal research supporting Dialogue 2000 Project, April 1995
Brookings Institution, Panelist, “Inside Washington: Focus on the Information Superhighway,” March 14, 1995
Northwestern University, Participant, Conference on Public Journalism and New Media, Annenberg Washington Program, February 9, 1995
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8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
George Washington University, Presentation to the University introducing Race, Media and Politics research project, Breakfast at the Center Series, January 25, 1995
CAPCON Library Network, Panelist, “Libraries and the National Information Infrastructure,” Perspectives on the NII Conference, Washington, DC, December 5, 1994
Northwestern University, Panelist, “Potential Downside of the National Information Infrastructure,” Access and Equality, Annenberg Washington Program, December 2, 1994
Boston College/Harvard Law School, Panelist, “Media Perspectives on Juvenile Violence,” Conference on Youth Violence, Youth Justice, December 1994
Harvard University/Neiman Fellows Program, “The Press and the Right of Privacy,” Guest Lecture for Press, Politics and Public Policy course, November, 1994
Harvard University/Institute of Politics, “The 1994 Mid-term Elections,” Dinner Lecture, November 1, 1994
University of California, San Diego, Keynote Address, “The Public Policy Implications of the Internet,” Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, (National Public Radio, Communications Revolution Series), October 9, 1994
George Washington University/National Press Club, Panelist, “Cynicism in the American Political Process,”(Simulcast C-Span, Cable Channel 8, National Public Radio), September 1994
Stanford University, Panelist, “The Power of the Media,” Alumni Series, September 1994
American Political Science Association, Panelist, “Perspectives on Minority Empowerment in the Post Shaw v. Reno Era,” Annual Meeting, New York, NY, September 1994
National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Panelist, “Shaw v. Reno: Challenges to Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act,” Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 1994
Public Interest Summit: Shaping The National Information Infrastructure, Moderator, “Making Democracy Work, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, DC, March 29, 1994
National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Roundtable Panelist, "Future of Voting Rights After Shaw v. Reno,” 25th Annual Meeting, March 12, 1994
Northeastern University, National Conference on Improving the Electoral Process, Participant, December 10-11, 1993
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, Panelist, “Public Access to Internetworks,” Annual Meeting, University of Washington, October 16, 1993
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8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
Howard University, Panelist, “Election ’92 and the Black Vote,” Department of Political Science, November 6, 1992
Harvard University, Panelist, “Involving the Voters: Polls and Town Hall Meetings,” Conference on Local and Regional Coverage of 1992 Elections, Joan Shorenstein Barone Center, June 5, 1992
University of Michigan, Participant, “Exploring New Strategies for Increasing Voter Registration in the United States,” National Conference at Institute for Social Research, Center for Political Studies, May 8-9, 1992
American University Washington School of Law, Guest Lecturer, “Minority Redistricting and Voting Rights,” Law of the American Political Process course, February 1992
National Bar Association, Panelist, Annual Convention, Presidential Showcase Seminar, St. Louis, MO, July 1992
D.C. Bar/Howard University School of Law, Panelist, “Statehood for the District of Columbia: The Legal Challenge,” October 1991
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Training Institute, Warrenton, VA, Presentations on Voting Rights, October 1986; October 1990
American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Law and the Electoral Process, Symposium on Voter Participation, Presentation, LBJ Library and School of Public Policy, University of Texas at Austin, November 1989
Media Interviews/Newspaper Interviews: USA Today, reporter Jessica Lee, Energized black vote crucial for Gore win, October, 22, 2000
Roll Call, reporter Rachel Van Dongen, the Internet and 1998 Elections, February 12, 1998
In These Times, reporter Salim Muwakkil, Crime and the Black Community, March 16, 1997
The Guardian (London), reporter Christopher Reed, Blacks as the swing vote, February 17, 1997
The Wall Street Journal, reporter Michael K. Frisby, Black Male turnout, February 13, 1997
Cleveland Plain Dealer, reporter Jonathan Tilove, Million Man March and voter turnout, November 28, 1996
The Hartford Courant, reporter Tina A. Brown, Election predictions, October 2, 1996
The Boston Globe, reporter Ann Scales, Clinton and Black support, August 23, 1996
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8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
The Chronicle of Higher Education, reporter Colleen Cordes, Science Foundation Re-Examines Racial and Gender Preferences, November 10, 1995
Gannett News Service, reporter Lacrisha Butler, Million Man March, September 9, 1995
Reuters News Service, reporter Alan Elsner, Clinton’s political base, July 20, 1995
Black Enterprise Magazine, reporter Joyce Jones, Interview on the impact the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, April 1995
Washington Post, reporter Denine Brown, Background interview on affirmative action, March 23, 1995
Knight Ridder News, national correspondent Rachel Jones, interview on the impact of the Contract with America on the black community, January 25, 1995
Information Networks, Ziff Communications Co., “Fear & Loathing On The I-Way, Pundits Assess Downside Of The NII,” December 12, 1994
New York Times, reporter Gwen Ifill, Background interview on the impact of minority redistricting on mid-term elections, December l, 1994
USA Today, columnist DeWayne Wickham, Interview on the impact of minority redistricting on midterm elections, November 27, 1994
USA Today, reporters Dennis Camire, Lacrisha Butler, Interview on Black Congressional Districts, November 2, 1994
Christian Science Monitor, reporter Elizabeth Spaid, Interview on Black Republican candidates for Congress, October 26, 1994
St. Petersburg (FL) Times, reporter Carl McClendon, Pre and Post-election analysis, October 29, 1994 and November 20, 1994
The Hill, reporter Debbie Kalb, Interview on the Impact of TV Advertising on Congressional Elections, October 22, 1994
Los Angeles Times, reporter Sam Fulwood, Interview on Democrats and Black Voters, October 12, 1994
Chicago Sun Times, syndicated column by Sam Fulwood (same), August 9, 1994
New Orleans Times-Picayune, reporter John McQuaid, Interview on minority voting districts and Supreme Court decisions, July 28, 1994
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8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
Los Angeles Times, reporter Sam Fulwood, Interview on how blacks and whites view public policy issues differently, July 22, 1994
Radio and Television Appearances: XM Radio Channel 169, The Barbara Reynolds Show, Presidential Politics, Live call-in show, January 24, 2004
National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, “The Birmingham Trial & Race Relations in America,” Analysis of race relations in the aftermath of the Birmingham church bombing trial, May 21, 2002
PBS, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, “Coming Together,” Post-election analysis on bi- partisanship, December 19, 2000; Responded to several email questions from the public recorded at http://149.48.228.121/newshour/inauguration/bipartisanship1.html
Stanford Media Works, Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity, Stanford University, Ford Foundation Roundtable Pilot #1, Analysis of Welfare Reform in California, November 7, 2000
Black Entertainment Television, Tavis Smiley Show, Analysis of Newsweek article by Ellis Cose assessing the state of Black America, June 15, 1999
National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, with Ray Suarez, Analysis of O.J. Simpson Trials, February 5, 1997
National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, with Ray Suarez, Discussion of O.J. Simpson Civil Trial, January 28, 1997
National Public Radio, Morning Edition, with Wade Goodwyn on Voting patterns in America, July 5, 1996
National Public Radio, All Things Considered, with Daniel Zwerdling, Analysis of Minority jobs and education progress, July 23, 1995
NBC Television, “Special Report, Black, White & Angry,” reporter Gwen Ifill, segment on Race and Politics and the significance of racial code words, July 20, 1995
NBC-TV, Nightly News, Interview with Gwen Ifill for special on affirmative action, April 6, 1995
National Public Radio, All Things Considered with Laura Knoy, Analysis of RNC Presidential candidates; guest (taped), March 25, 1995
Pacifica Radio, Interview with Larry Benski and Julianne Malveaux on the RNC Contract with America, panelist, February 27, 1995
KPOL-Public Radio, Berkeley, CA, Post-Election Analysis with host Harrison Chastang; solo guest (Taped), November 18, 1994 Sonia Renee Jarvis 11
8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
WWRC-AM, Joe Madison Show, Post-Election Analysis, solo guest (Live Call-in show), November 14, 1994
WPFW-FM, Julianne Malveaux Show, Ambrose Lane, guest host, Post-Election Analysis, solo guest (Live Call-in show), November 11, 1994
National Public Radio, Pacifica Radio, with Verna Avery Brown, Post-Election Analysis, guest (Taped), November 10, 1994
WHUR-FM, The Daily Drum with Herman Washington, Post-Election Analysis, solo guest (Live call-in show), November 9, 1994
VOICE OF AMERICA, Interview on Black Republicans and the 1994 Mid-term Elections with Sharon Williams, solo guest (Taped), November 4, 1994
National Public Radio, All Things Considered with Daniel Zwerdling, Pre-election Analysis, solo guest (Live), October 22, 1994
National Public Radio, Election Series with Linda Wertheimer, Pre-election Analysis, guest (Live), October 18, 1994
KPFA Radio, Berkeley, CA, The Communications Revolution Series, “Democratic Access to Government Information,” hosted by Jude Thielman (Live), August 16, 1994
WVON-AM Chicago, Morning Drive Program with Cliff Kelley on differences between Black and White public opinion polls; guest (Live Call-in show), August 10, 1994
PBS, MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, Pre-election analysis, November 1992
PBS, “Voices of the Electorate” Documentary, September 20, 1992
Selected Media Conferences: Society of Professional Journalists, Region 2, Panelist, Town Hall Meeting on the State of Journalism 30 Years after the Kerner Commission Report, March 14, 1998
PBS Democracy Project, Panelist, Election Programming Workshop, “What If They Gave an Election and Nobody Came?” January 30, 1998
International Communication Association, 46th Annual Conference, Panel entitled, "The News Media and Democracy: Race and Protest in the Public Sphere," Respondent, May 24, 1996
National Press Foundation/National Press Club, Panelist, Press Forum for Journalists, “In Your Face: Is Go-For-The-Throat Political Rhetoric Choking Out Democracy?” October 26, 1995
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8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
Women in Communications, Inc., Washington DC Chapter, Panelist, “Current Trends in Journalism and Communications,” May 16, 1995
Capitol Press Club & Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Panelist, “The Growing Impact of The Congressional Black Caucus in the 103rd Congress,” (C-Span2, Cable Channel 8), October 18, 1994
UNITY '94, Minority Journalist Associations' Joint Meeting, Participant, July 1994
Harvard University/Poynter Institute for Media Studies/Washington Annenberg Program, Panelist, “Press, Politics and Race: Building on the ’92 Experience,” Session entitled, “The Citizens Report: The 1992 Campaign Coverage,” October 22, 1993
National Association of Minorities in Cable Television, Luncheon Speaker, Annual Forum entitled “Urban Markets: Directions for the 1990's,” October 1992
National Conference of Editorial Writers, Panelist, “Voter Turnout,” Annual Convention, Lexington, KY, October 16, 1992
Selected Public Dialogue and Community Outreach: Woodbridge, VA, Keynote address, “Partners in Community,” community forum on improving race relations, April 19, 1998
Black Women's Agenda, Workshop presentation, “Make Your Vote Count: Know The Issues,” Annual Meeting and Luncheon, September 13, 1996
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Speaker, “How to Develop and Implement a Political Platform,” National Delta Days at the Nation's Capitol, April 24, 1996
Social Policy Magazine, Panelist, Conference on Campaign Finance Reform, February 1996
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Discussion Leader, “Get Out the Vote: Black Women's Voter Crusade,” Success Story Showcase, Seventh National Policy Institute, January 25-27, 1996
D.C. Jewish Community Center, Panelist, Public Affairs Forum on the “Democracy's Owner's Manual,” November 1995
NAACP, Panelist, “Voting Rights in the 1990’s,” Annual Board Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November 13, 1995
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Panelist, “Backlash Against Affirmative Programs,” March 16, 1995
National Rainbow Coalition, Moderator, “Implications of 1994 Elections,” Plenary Panel January 6, 1995 (Broadcast on C-Span) Sonia Renee Jarvis 13
8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Participant, “Implications of the 1994 Elections: A Roundtable,” November 17, 1994
National Association of Secretaries of State, Presentation to the Board, 75th Annual Conference, August 1992
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, Guest Speaker, Campaign ’92 Program at the Democratic National Convention, August 1992
Center for a New Democracy, A Project of the Tides Foundation, Participant, Meeting on “Democracy and its Discontents: An African American Perspective,” July 26, 1992
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, Presenter, “In Pursuit of the Presidency” Program, January 1992
A. Philip Randolph Institute, Presentation on Minority Voting Participation, National Board Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 24, 1992
Center for the Study of the Presidency, Panelist, “Women, Minority Groups and the Constitution,” 22nd Annual Student Symposium, New York, NY, March 24, 1991
Close Up Foundation, Presentation on Coalition Building, Alexandria, VA, May 21, 1991
Town Hall Meetings: Minnesota Public Radio/Harvard University, National Town Meeting, Series entitled, “Presidential Choices,” Panelist, November 4, 1992
Institute for the Study of Civic Values, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA, Town Meeting entitled “Do Current Election Laws Undermine Universal Suffrage?” Panelist, October 21, 1992 (Broadcast on WHYY-FM)
Voices of the Electorate Town Meetings, organized and produced during my tenure with the National Coalition on Black Voter Participation in the following 6 cities: Houston, TX; Atlanta, GA; Washington, DC; Louisville, KY; Chicago, IL, and Oakland CA, May-August 1992
Selected Congressional Testimony: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on House Oversight, Hearing on Voter Registration and Election Fraud, July 1995
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Subcommittee on Census and Population, February 1992, p. 20
U.S. House of Representatives, Energy and Commerce Committee, Oversight and Investigations, January 1992
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8. PRESENTED PAPERS, LECTURES, AND EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Continued)
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections, March 1989, p. 155 U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections, November 1985, p. 217
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, 1985, p.60
9. WORK IN PROGRESS A. Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
On March 19, 2005, presented paper to the University of Michigan Law School entitled "Grutter's Diversity Analysis: Using Grutter v. Bollinger to Challenge Media Consolidation’s Impact on Diversity." This paper has been modified to incorporate the changes in the Supreme Court and will be finalized in the fall.
B. Other completed papers: None
C. Research in progress.
Sonia R. Jarvis. Book tentatively titled Through a Prism, Darkly: The Media’s Impact on Race and Politics in America Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which will examine the interaction of race, politics and the media over the past 30 years. The primary focus of the project is a major study of the means through which media and politics influence each other to affect race relations and public policies.
10. PROFESSIONAL HONORS, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIPS: Women's Information Network, Women of Achievement Honoree, May 15, 1991 Calvary Baptist Church, Speaker and Award Recipient for Community Service, “Faith in Action,” Black History Month Presentation, Paterson, NJ, February 19, 1995
11. GRANTS-IN-AID: Grant received from the Carnegie Corporation in support of the Lack of Access to Higher Education Conference (March 2007).
12. INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE A. Service to the Department: Nonprofit Search Committee, 01/05-03/05; Nonprofit Policy Group, 01/05-to present; Communication Search Committee, 11/05-03/06; Nonprofit Search Committee, 12/06-3/07; Ackerman Search Committee, Chair, 2/07-5/07.
B. Service to the School: Ackerman Chair, 09/01/04-to present, Moderated Lectures held on 04/19/05, 11/15/05, and 04/05/06; PA Week Moderator, 04/05/05 for panel entitled "National Security versus Civil Liberties;" PA Week, Ackerman Chair presentation on 03/20/07 for panel entitled “Closing the Educational Achievement Gap.” Sonia Renee Jarvis 15
C. Service to the College: Presentations to the Faculty and Student Body for Constitution Day 2005 (The Constitution and the First Amendment) and Constitution Day 2006 (The Constitution and Executive Power: The Impact of Signing Statements). D. Service to the Graduate Center: None E. Service to the University: None
13. OFFICES HELD IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Bar Membership and Admissions: District of Columbia Bar, 03/01/82 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 03/82 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 03/82
Washington Council of Lawyers, Judicial Nominations Screening Panel, February 1990. Women's Legal Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., Screening Committee Member, 1986-89. Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, Young Lawyers' Section, 1984-85
14. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Selected Consulting Projects for Foundations, Non-Profits and the Public Sector: North Carolina Operation Big Vote, Statewide Coordinator, April-November 2002
George Washington University, Graduate School of Political Management, Technology Consultant, Democracy On-Line Project, March 2000 to June 2002
Selected Boards, Commissions, and Community Service: Advisory Board Member, Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C., 1994-present
Board Member, Center for Responsive Politics, Washington, D.C., 1993-present
Advisory Committee Member, National Civic League, Denver, CO, 1992 –1997
Advisory Board Member, Center for National Independence in Politics, Corvallis, OR, 1991- present
Advisory Panel Member, Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington, D.C., 1990-1994
Board Member, TRENDS in Housing, public interest publication concerning low-income housing, Washington, DC, 1987-1994
Advisory Panel Member, For Love of Children, a treatment program for at-risk youths, Washington, D.C., 1987-1991
Commission Member, Center for the Study of the American Electorate, Voter Registration Reform Commission, Washington, DC, 1986
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14. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE (Continued)
Member, President's Commission on Affirmative Action, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 1984-85
Department of Commerce, NTIA, Communication/Internet Proposals from Community Organizations; Reviewer, May 5-7, 1997, May 21-23, 1996 & June 20-22, 1995
Joyce Foundation, Consultant on Campaign Finance Project, May 1996
Council on Foundations, 47th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, Panel entitled, " Politics, the Media and the American Voter," Moderator, April 24, 1996
Ford Foundation, Human Rights & Social Justice Program, Meeting on Race and the Press Issues, October 28, 1994
National Civic League, Alliance for National Renewal, Advisory Committee, Member, September 22-23, 1994
Rockefeller Foundation, The Common Enterprise, Advisory Committee Member, Summer 1993
Benton Foundation, National Conference on National Information Infrastructure, Panel on Privacy, Moderator, March 1993 (C-SPAN)
Rockefeller Foundation, Equal Opportunity Programs Review under Jim Gibson, March 1992
Council on Foundations, Robert S. Scrivner Award, Selection Committee Member, March 1992
Ford Foundation, Advisory Committee Member, project on the impact of voter registration laws and their administration on registration and voting, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Center for Political Studies, February 1988
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15. TEACHING ACTIVITIES AT BARUCH
A. Courses Taught: PUB 1250: Public Administration in Modern Society PUB 1250H: Public Administration in Modern Society PAF 9199: Selected Topics in Public Affairs (Law and Nonprofit Organizations) PAF 9699: Selected Topics in Public Policy (Law and Public Policy) PAF 4199: Selected Topics in Public Administration (Cross-listed with SOC 3085) PAF 9100: Introduction to Public Affairs PAF 9699: Selected Topics in Public Policy (Race, Media and Politics) PAF 9180/9190: National Urban Fellows Policy Analysis/Capstone Seminar PAF 9190: Capstone Seminar (Summer)
B. New Courses/Programs Developed: National Urban Fellows Course, added Podcasting/Distance Learning component Post-Graduate Residency Fellowship Program (in development) Conference on Lack of Access to Higher Education (in development) Mentorship for Baruch/Merrill Lynch College Entrepreneurship Competition