Carol Swain | |
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 Swain in 2022 | |
| Born | March 7, 1954 Bedford, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Virginia Western Community College (AA) Roanoke College (BA) Virginia Tech (MA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD) Yale University (MLS) |
| Thesis | The Politics of Black Representation in U.S. Congressional Districts (1989) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | Duke University (1989–1990) Princeton University (1990–1999) Vanderbilt University (1999–2017) |
| Notable students | Jared Polis |
| Website | Official website |
Carol Miller Swain (born March 7, 1954) is an American political scientist and legal scholar who is a retired professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. She is a frequent television analyst and has authored and edited several books. Her interests include race relations, immigration, representation, evangelical politics, and the United States Constitution.
- ^ Boucher, Dave (March 27, 2015). "Vanderbilt's Carol Swain 'open' to leading Tenn. GOP". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 6, 2024.