VERNA L. WILLIAMS …

                                     VERNA L. WILLIAMS
                           University of Cincinnati College of Law
                                    Post Office Box 210040
                                    Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
                           Tel: (513) 556-0866/Fax: (513) 556-1236
                                E-mail: verna.williams@uc.edu


                                          EDUCATION


HARVARD LAW SCHOOL                                                 CAMBRIDGE, MA
J.D., cum laude, 1988
Activities: President, Black Law Students' Association; research assistant to Professor Randall
Kennedy.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY                                          WASHINGTON, D.C.
B.S. Spanish, cum laude, 1982
Honors include: Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society; Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit
Honor Society.

                                    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF LAW                            CINCINNATI, OHIO

Professor, August 2006 - present
Associate Professor, August 2004 ­ present
Assistant Professor, July 2001 ­ July 2004

Courses Taught

Family Law; Juvenile Law; Gender and the Law; Title IX Seminar, and Directed Reading
Course: Work, Family, and Gender

2004 Recipient of Goldman Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Scholarship

Publications:

Reading, Writing, and Reparations: Systemic Reform of Public Schools as a Matter of Justice,
11 MICH. J. OF RACE & L. 419 (2006).

Private Choices, Public Consequences: Public Education and Feminist Legal Theory, 12 WM.
& MARY J. WOMEN & L. 563 (2006).
On Being a Mentor, 22 HARV. BLACKLETTER L.J. 127 (2006).

Reform or Retrenchment: Single Sex Education and the Construction of Race and Gender, 2004
WIS. L. REV. 15.

Symposium Introduction: Women's Work is Never Done: Employment, Family, and Activism,
73 U. CIN. L. REV. 361 (2004) (symposium) (with Kristin Brandser Kalsem).

Presentations, Symposia, Meetings:

Changing Social Norms? Title IX and Legal Activism: Harvard Journal of Law and
Gender Conference
Panelist: "Title IX, Sexual Harassment, and Social Justice Feminism," April 2007, Harvard Law
School

Sticky Cultural Norms: The Transformative Potential of Title IX
Panelist: "Title IX and Social Justice Feminism," April 2007, Hofstra University School of Law

Southeast/Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference
Panelist: "Private Choices, Public Consequences: Examining Public Education Reform through
a Feminist Lens," April 2006, University of New Mexico School of Law

University of Cincinnati Scholar Exchange Program
Presenter: work-in-progress, "Education Reform and Feminist Legal Theory," February 2005,
Chicago-Kent School of Law

Tenth Annual Latina/o Critical Race Theory Conference
Panelist: "Reading, Writing, and Reparations: Systemic Reform of Public Education as a
Matter of Justice," October 2005, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Law

University of Cincinnati Scholar Exchange Program
Presenter: work-in-progress, "More than a Paycheck: Education Reform as a Means of
Reparations," September 2004, University of Maryland School of Law

Ninth Annual Latina/o Critical Race Theory Conference
Panelist: "Reform or Retrenchment? Single Sex Education and the Construction of Race and
Gender," April 2004, Villanova Law School

Speaker Series: Equity and Opportunities for Women: Initiatives in Law and Public
Policy
Keynote: "Single Sex Education and the Construction of Race and Gender Hierarchies," April
2004, University of Tennessee
Law, Culture, and Humanities Conference
Panelist: "Reform or Retrenchment? Single Sex Education and the Construction of Race and
Gender," March 2004

Title IX and Gender Equity in Education: The Unfinished Agenda
Presenter: "Single Sex Education and the Bush Administration," March 2004, University of
Pittsburgh School of Law

Law, Ethics, and Affirmative Action: A Symposium
Panelist: "Grutter v. Bollinger: The Promise of the Anti-Subordination Principle," October
2003, University of Cincinnati College of Law

Exploring Key Concepts in Feminist Legal Theory: Race and Ethnicity
Panelist: "Reform or Retrenchment? Single Sex Education and the Construction of Race and
Gender," September 2003, Cornell Law School

"The Formal Equality Trap: Considering Race in Admissions"
Keynote: April 2002, Western Michigan University School of Social Work

"The Push for Single Sex Education: Implications for Gender Equity"
Keynote, November 2002, Colorado State University

"A Fly in the Buttermilk: Reflections on Gender, Race, and Diversity"
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, November 2001

"Integration as a Compelling State Interest"
Moot court presentation concerning Grutter v. Bollinger, October 2001, University of Cincinnati
College of Law

College, University, and Community Service

   ·   Committee on Committees (2007-2008)(elected)
   ·   Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (2007-2008)(elected)
   ·   Appointments Committee (2006-2007)
   ·   Consultant to the Ford Foundation, July 2003 - present
   ·   Conference Organizer, Women Coming Together: Claiming the Law for Social Change,
       conference funded by the Ford Foundation and presented in February 2005
   ·   Co-chair, Committee on the Joint Degree Program in Law and Women Studies (2001-
       present)
   ·   Diversity Committee (2005-2007)
   ·   Committee on the Honor Council (2003-2005)
   ·   Committee on Student Petitions (2002-2003)
   ·   Planning Committee concerning development of Rosenthal Institute for Law and Justice
       (2002-2003)
                              OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER                                          WASHINGTON, D.C.
1998 - June 2001
       Vice President and Director of Educational Opportunities. Successfully argued Davis v.
       Monroe County Board of Education, Supreme Court litigation establishing obligation of
       educational institutions to address student-to-student sexual harassment under Title IX of
       the Education Amendments of 1972. Responsible for development and administration of
       education project, including policy and legislative analysis, litigation, and developing
       public education materials.

1993 - 1998
       Senior Counsel in areas of education, employment, health care, civil rights, and income
       security. Analyzed legislation and proposed policy; developed and produced numerous
       publications; conducted advocacy on Capitol Hill and administrative agencies; worked
       with and lead coalitions of non-profit advocacy organizations; conducted public
       education regarding legal issues impacting women and their families.


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                WASHINGTON, D.C.
1992 - 1993
       Special Assistant, Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment
       Practices. Assisted Special Counsel in administration of office; designed and coordinated
       procedure for selection and administration of public information grants; prepared
       testimony and speeches for Special Counsel.

1991 - 1992
       Trial Attorney. Voting Rights Section, Civil Rights Division. Analyzed state
       redistricting plans for compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965; investigated and
       monitored federal observation of elections in jurisdictions where minority voting rights
       were in jeopardy; conducted litigation against jurisdictions out of compliance with the
       Act.


SIDLEY & AUSTIN                                                  WASHINGTON, D.C.
1989 - 1991
       Associate in Regulatory Litigation Group. Primary area of practice: Communications
       Law. Researched, analyzed, and prepared pleadings in support of licensing obligations of
       clients before the Federal Communications Commission; prepared amicus briefs in
       Supreme Court litigation on behalf of the NAACP in Metro Broadcasting v. FCC and
       Astroline Communications v. Shurberg, which concerned the constitutionality of minority
       preference programs used by the FCC; represented class action plaintiff in pro bono Title
       VII matter.
HON. DAVID S. NELSON,
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE, DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS                    BOSTON, MA
1988 - 1989
       Judicial Clerk. Researched, analyzed, and made recommendations regarding matters
       before the court.

HOGAN AND HARTSON                                                WASHINGTON, D.C.
summer 1987
     Summer Associate. Researched and analyzed issues in a variety of areas, including
     communications and education.

SOUTHERN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS                                      ATLANTA, GA
summer 1986
     Law Clerk. Researched issues in death penalty and prison conditions cases.


ARNOLD AND PORTER                                                       WASHINGTON, D.C.
1983 - 1985
       Legal Assistant. Conducted factual research, particularly regarding Third World debt;
       maintained and analyzed extensive database regarding Venezuelan debt; translated
       documents from Spanish to English; designed and prepared materials used in
       presentations to clients and in court.

WUSA-TV                                                           WASHINGTON, D.C.
1982 - 1983
       AFTRA Reporter Trainee. Covered news stories; produced reporter packages for
       broadcast; worked as writer for early morning news and noon newscast; researched
       stories for reporters and assignment desk.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CITIZEN EDUCATION AND
THE LAW                                                                      WASHINGTON, D.C.
1980 - 1982
       Administrative Assistant. Monitored progress of 30 juveniles in Diversion Program;
       wrote and submitted progress and summary reports to Juvenile Division of D.C. Superior
       Court; edited articles for Center's newsletter and other publications.


                                ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Sexual Harassment Ruling: Implications for Colleges, CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, June
18, 1999.

The Continuing Challenge: Gender Equity in Education and the Clinton Administration, in THE
TEST OF OUR PROGRESS: THE CLINTON RECORD ON CIVIL RIGHTS, REPORT OF THE CITIZENS'
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, 1999 (co-author).
Sex Harassment and Double Standards, NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1998. (co-author).

RIGHTING THE WRONGS: A LEGAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING, ADDRESSING, AND PREVENTING
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS, June 1998 (co-author and editor).

DO THE RIGHT THING: UNDERSTANDING, ADDRESSING, AND PREVENTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IN SCHOOLS, May 1998 (co-author and editor).

Title IX Changed the Landscape, But Hasn't Yet Leveled the Playing Field, CHICAGO TRIBUNE,
July 20, 1997 (co-author).

TITLE IX AT 25: REPORT CARD ON GENDER EQUITY, (National Coalition for Women and Girls in
Education), June 1997 (editor and co-author).

Good-bye, Laura Petrie, in AN INTRICATE WEAVE: WOMEN WRITE ABOUT GIRLS AND GIRLHOOD
(Iris Editions, Spring 1997).

Sexual Harassment: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime, CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, April
18, 1997 (co-author).

Many Rivers to Cross: Gender Equity in the Clinton Administration, in THE CONTINUING
STRUGGLE: CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, REPORT OF THE CITIZENS'
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, 1997.

When a Kiss Isn't Just a Kiss: Title IX and Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment, 30
CREIGHTON LAW REVIEW 423, February 1997 (co-author).

Running the Gauntlet No More: Using Title IX to End Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment,
HUMAN RIGHTS, Fall 1996.

In Search of a Vision: Gender Equity in Education in the Clinton Administration, in NEW
CHALLENGES: THE CIVIL RIGHTS RECORD OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION MID-TERM, REPORT
OF THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, 1995.

MAKING THE GRADE FOR CARE: RANKING STATE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX PROVISIONS,
April, 1994 (co-author).

THE ADVOCATE'S GUIDE TO THE CHILD CARE TAX CREDITS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, January, 1994
(co-author).

Book Review, 11 HARVARD WOMEN'S LAW JOURNAL 263 (1988).
                    SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES


Keynote speaker and honorary co-chair for the Ninth International Conference on Sexual Assault
and Sexual Harassment, October, 1999.

"Peer-to-peer Sexual Harassment," CUNY Staten Island, October, 1999.

"Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education and Sexual Harassment," Hofstra University Law
School, October, 1999.

Panelist discussing Title IX issues at Women's Law Project Conference, October, 1999.

Panelist at 1999 Public Interest Miniconvention, "Critical Issues for Women in the New
Millennium," of the American Psychological Association, August, 1999.

Keynote speaker at the National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education conference in Duluth,
Minnesota in July, 1999.

Speaker at Women of Color and the Law Conference at Columbia University in March, 1999.

"Peer-to-Peer Sexual Harassment: the Davis Case," The Bill of Rights Education Project of the
Massachusetts ACLU, February, 1999.

Panelist in video teleconference, "How to Address Claims of Sexual Harassment: What the Law
Demands," University of Vermont, September 1998.

"New Developments in the Law of Sexual Harassment," Eighth International Conference on
Sexual Assault and Harassment on Campus, October 1998.

"Confronting Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment," Safe and Drug Free Schools Conference,
October 1997.

Panelist in discussion regarding gender equity in education, "Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,"
June 1997.

Panelist in discussion regarding sexual harassment in schools, "Nightline," October 1996.

Panelist in segment on sexual harassment in education, "Diane Rehm Show," National Public
Radio, October 1996.

Appearance regarding sexual harassment in education, "The Today Show," October 1996.

"Education Reform: Choices and Challenges," Center for the American Woman and Politics
Forum for Women State Legislators, November 1995.
"School-to-Work: Working for Girls?" Women Work! Conference, November 1995.

"Implementing Sexual Harassment Policies in Schools," Youth Leadership Forum, November
1995.

"Increasing Access to Non-traditional Occupations for Women," School-to-Work Office
Conference of Local Partnership Grantees, July 1995.

"Roundtable: The Implications of Economic Legislative Initiatives," African American Women
and the Law: Exerting our Power -- Reclaiming our Communities, June 1995.

"Ain't I a Woman: Race and Gender in the Complaint Process," Seventh Annual Conference on
Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, June, 1994.

"Economic Enhancement and Empowerment for Families: Getting Tax Credits for Children,"
Thirteenth Indian Child and Parent Conference, March, 1994.

                 BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Executive Board Member, Board of Directors, YWCA of National Capitol Area, 1995 - 1999.
Chairwoman, National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, 1995 - 1997.
Co-Chair, Education Task Force, Leadership Conference for Civil Rights, 1995 - 1997.
Recipient of Woman on the Rise Award, National Rainbow Coalition, July 1997.
Honored by Maryland Women's History Month Project, March 1996.


Admitted to Practice in Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts; United States Supreme Court;
First and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal.