Carol Miller Swain
Encyclopedia
Carol M. Swain is an American
political scientist and Professor of Law
and Political Science
at Vanderbilt University
. She is an expert on race relations, immigration, black leadership, representation, evangelical politics and the Constitution. Her most recent book is Be the People: A Call to Reclaim America’s Faith and Promise.
. One of twelve children raised in poverty, she did not attend high school. She earned a GED
and later an associate’s degree from Virginia Western Community College
. She went on to complete a B.A.
in criminal justice, magna cum laude, from Roanoke College and master's degree in political science from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University. She finished a Ph.D.
in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
. She earned a master's degree in Law from Yale Law School
in 2000. She has two children.
. This book also won the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association
.
Swain also wrote The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002).
She also edited Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003) and Race Versus Class: The New Affirmative Action Debate (University Press of America, 1996), an anthology of student essays.
Swain is a notable public intellectual. She has written op-eds in The New York Times
, Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. She frequently makes media appearances in outlets including ABC News, CNN, and Fox News. She has testified before Congress on multiple occasions, once alongside Stephen Colbert
.
. She was a Trustee of Roanoke College. She is a foundation member of the Nu of Virginia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. She currently leads The Carol Swain Foundation, a non-profit to “seek to educate the American people about conservative values and principles and to encourage them to acknowledge and to re-embrace the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation.”
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
political scientist and Professor of Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
. She is an expert on race relations, immigration, black leadership, representation, evangelical politics and the Constitution. Her most recent book is Be the People: A Call to Reclaim America’s Faith and Promise.
Biography
She was born in Bedford, VirginiaBedford, Virginia
Bedford is an independent city located within the confines of Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It serves as the county seat of Bedford County. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 6,222. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Bedford with surrounding Bedford...
. One of twelve children raised in poverty, she did not attend high school. She earned a GED
GED
General Educational Development tests are a group of five subject tests which, when passed, certify that the taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills...
and later an associate’s degree from Virginia Western Community College
Virginia Western Community College
Chartered in 1966, Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public college located on a 70 acre campus in the Franklin-Colonial neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It is the third-largest college in the Virginia Community College System.-Students:In the fall 2006 semester,...
. She went on to complete a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in criminal justice, magna cum laude, from Roanoke College and master's degree in political science from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University. She finished a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
. She earned a master's degree in Law from Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
in 2000. She has two children.
Academic Work
Swain is the author of Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1993, 1995), which was cited by the United States Supreme Court in Johnson v. DeGrandy and in Georgia v. AshcroftGeorgia v. Ashcroft
Georgia v. Ashcroft, , is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court found that a three-judge federal district court panel did not consider all of the requisite relevant factors when it examined whether the 2001 Georgia senate redistricting plan resulted in retrogression of black voters’...
. This book also won the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award from the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
.
Swain also wrote The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002).
She also edited Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003) and Race Versus Class: The New Affirmative Action Debate (University Press of America, 1996), an anthology of student essays.
Swain is a notable public intellectual. She has written op-eds in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. She frequently makes media appearances in outlets including ABC News, CNN, and Fox News. She has testified before Congress on multiple occasions, once alongside Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an...
.
Public Service
She served as an advisor to the US Civil Rights Commission and she was a member of the National Council on the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
. She was a Trustee of Roanoke College. She is a foundation member of the Nu of Virginia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. She currently leads The Carol Swain Foundation, a non-profit to “seek to educate the American people about conservative values and principles and to encourage them to acknowledge and to re-embrace the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation.”
External links
- Vanderbilt University Website http://www.vanderbilt.edu/political-science/people/bios/?who=25