Carol Swain | |
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![]() Swain in 2022 | |
Born | Bedford, Virginia, U.S. | March 7, 1954
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.