Former positions with U.S. House of Representatives: Member (California); Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, Government Reform and Oversight Committee. Former President, Trustee, Professor, California State University at Long Beach; Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, American University; Founding Member and Chairman, National Institute of Corrections, Department of Justice; Vice Chairman and Member, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Chairman, American Association of State Colleges and Universities.