Carol M. Swain, Vanderbilt professor of political science and law, has been nominated to the National Council on the Humanities, the White House announced. The appointment is for a six-year term.
Swain appeared with President Bush and other presidential nominees in a press conference where he urged the Senate to move swiftly on confirmations. To read the President’s remarks or to watch a video of them, please go here.
The 26-member council is the advisory board of the National Endowment for the Humanities. NEH is an independent, grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation and public programs in the humanities.
Swain, whose area of academic interest centers on race relations and representation, immigration and black leadership, was appointed in 2007 to the Tennessee Advisory Committee of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
A political independent, Swain teaches a course on Race, Gender and Representation in the Political Process at Vanderbilt Law School, among other classes, and directs the Veritas Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. She recently edited and contributed to a book of essays called Debating Immigration, published by Cambridge University Press.
Contact: Jennifer Johnston (615) 322-2706
jennifer.johnston@vanderbilt.edu