Roberta Oster Sachs

Associate Dean for External Relations
Biographical Profile

Office: Room 202E
Tel. (804) 287-1855
Fax (804) 289-8992
rsachs@richmond.edu

Education

M.P.A., Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2003) William A. Starr Innovations Fellowship
Littauer Award for Public Service

B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (1982)
Received degree with honors in Humanities in International Relations

Smith College (1978-1979)

University of Dijon, France (1980)
Summer language institute

Fellowships

Stanford University, John S. Knight Fellowship for Professional Journalists (1997-1998)
Courses included Constitutional Law taught by Stanford Law School Dean Kathleen Sullivan;
Business School courses in Negotiation, Social Entrepreneurship, Creativity in Business; Media Ethics, and Fiction Writing taught by Tobias Woolf

Academic Experience

Tufts University, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service
Director, Media and Public Service Program (2004-2006)
Senior Lecturer (2003-2006)
Courses taught

Media Literacy and Social Change: Through the Lens of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class
Producing Films for Social Change
TV News Reporting: On Air and Behind the Scenes

Princeton University,
Visiting Professor of Journalism (Sept 2001 — Jan., 2002)

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,
Adjunct Professor (1993-2001)

Journalism Experience

NBC News, “Dateline,” New York
Producer, 1994-2002

CBS News, “Street Stories with Ed Bradley,” New York
Producer, 1992-1994

Channel One News, New York
Producer, 1990-1992

ABC News, Documentary Unit, New York
Segment Producer, 1985-1990

NBC News, Political Unit, New York
Researcher and Desk Assistant, 1982-1985

Awards

Emmy Award for Ed Bradley profile of B.B. King

Emmy Nomination for profile of White House Correspondent, Sarah McClendon

American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award for outstanding coverage of women’s issues

EDI Award for excellent coverage of people with disabilities

National Association of Black Journalists First Place in news magazine reporting

Cine Golden Eagle Award for documentary expose on foster care

Publications

"Remembering a Friend: Ed Bradley Was a Gift to Journalism," Richmond Times-Dispatch, (Nov. 11, 2006)

“Role Model: Sarah McClendon,” Columbia Journalism Review, (May-June, 2003)

“Spoils of War: The Ethiopian Famine,” In These Times, (Jan. 29, 1992)

“Providing a Voice for Those Who No Longer Speak: Survivors Revisit Auschwitz”
Christian Science Monitor, (Dec. 5, 1990)

Professional Affiliations and Service Activities

Board Member and Mentor, the Believe in Me Foundation, 1994-1999 (Provides college scholarships and mentors for low income high school students)

Board Member, Young Professionals Committee, the Actors’ Fund, 1997-2000 (Human services organization that helps entertainment and performing arts professionals