▁Studies ▁at ▁Bran de is ▁University , ▁and ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁political ▁science ▁at ▁Sy rac use ▁University . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Polit ics ▁at ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government , ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁gover ning ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Political ▁Science ▁Association . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁current ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Ralph ▁B unch ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁C UN Y ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁and ▁University ▁Center . ▁Wal ters ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁member ▁of ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Wal ters ▁served ▁as ▁campaign ▁manager ▁and ▁consult ant ▁for ▁Re ver end ▁J esse ▁Jackson ▁during ▁his ▁two ▁president ial ▁b ids . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁senior ▁policy ▁staff ▁member ▁for ▁con gress men ▁Charles ▁Dig gs , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁William ▁Gray . ▁ ▁Wal ters ▁published ▁well ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁academic ▁articles ▁and ▁seven ▁books . ▁One ▁book , ▁Black ▁President ial ▁Polit ics ▁in ▁America , ▁won ▁the ▁Bun che ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Wal ters ▁appeared ▁on ▁television ▁many ▁times , ▁going ▁on ▁popular ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁CNN ' s ▁Cross fire , ▁The ▁J esse ▁Jackson ▁Show , ▁CBS ▁News ▁Night line , ▁and ▁Even ing ▁Exchange . ▁He ▁appeared ▁on ▁radio ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁All