Complex sentence: Rutherford holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Howard University in 1979, as well as a law degree and a master's degree in communications management, both in 1990, from the University of Southern California.
Split into simpler sentences: Rutherford holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Howard University, which he earned in 1979. In 1990, Rutherford earned both law degree and a master's degree in communications management from the University of Southern California.