If this guy advised GWB on "messaging how race, class, and failed policies can be used to grow the conservative movement", he failed.
TBH, I've never even heard of University of DC and its English degree program.
"The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its origins go back to 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. "
Its web site: https://www.udc.edu/
In English, it offers a BA, and no graduate degrees.
About 4K students, mostly women these days. 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008