Sonia Renee Jarvis 2 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 Sonia Renee Jarvis 3 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,