Dr. Carol Swain

Dr. Carol Swain Speaker Biography

Politcal Commentator, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Bestselling Author

Born into abject poverty in rural Virginia, Dr. Carol Swain earned five degrees and obtained early tenure at Princeton and full professorship at Vanderbilt where she was professor of political science and a professor of law. A recognized expert on DEI and CRT, Dr. Swain is a sought-after cable news contributor, prominent national speaker, and best-selling author.

Affiliations

In addition to three Presidential appointments, Carol is a former Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, having also served on the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the 1776 Commission.

Publications

An award-winning political scientist cited three times by the U.S. Supreme Court, she has authored or edited 12 published books and numerous opinion pieces for the major national publications. These include The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today and the Epoch Times.

Media

Her television appearances include NBC News, Inside Edition, CNN, BBC Radio and TV, CSPAN, ABC’s Headline News, Fox News, Newsmax and more.

Companies

She is the founder and CEO of Carol Swain Enterprises, REAL Unity Training Solutions, Your Life Story for Descendants, and her non-profit, Be The People. She is also a Senior Fellow for the Institute for Faith and Culture. Carol is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Carol Swain Speaking Topics

Critical Race Theory: The Civil Rights Issue of our Time

Swain is an expert on CRT and co-authored the best-selling book, Black Eye for America: How Critical Race Theory Is Burning Down the House. She exposes the true nature of Critical Race Theory and offers concrete solutions for taking back the country's stolen institutions. Dr. Swain describes CRT in theory and practice, accounting for its origins and weaponization within American schools and workplaces. She also explains how this ideology threatens traditional American values and legal doctrines, including civil rights.

Why Diversity Training is All Wrong

Isn’t “diversity training” supposed to be a good thing? Then why is the training that many companies and educational systems currently use dividing us? Dr. Swain offers her wisdom and insight on why most current training is not getting the desired results and offers practical ways to bring greater harmony to your team by respecting everyone’s civil rights and equality under the law. The goal is to encourage Americans to rediscover and re-embrace our national motto: E pluribus unum (Out of many, one). Swain is the founder of Unity Training Solutions, a company devoted to helping you achieve your goals by providing viable alternatives to the counterproductive critical race and gender theories that divide Americans and disrupt institutions.

The Truths that Transformed Me: Carol Swain - From Poverty to Prosperity

From high school dropout to teenage wife and mother to highly accomplished university professor and public intellectual, Dr. Carol Swain shares her inspiring story. She tells how education, hard work, and faith brought her from poverty and humble beginnings in Virginia to being a nationally recognized political commentator and best-selling author. Her story will inspire you and illustrates how anyone can live the American Dream no matter their race, gender, or background.

Tackling Today’s Culture Issues from the Teachings of Jesus

Consulting Jesus on how to find eternal life is common. But what relevance do Jesus’ teachings have for contemporary life? When it comes to core worldview topics such as human life, marriage, and race, should it be Christ or culture that decides our convictions? Can we really find intelligent answers to contemporary quandaries in the ancient teachings of Jesus? In In her latest book, Countercultural Living: What Jesus Has To Say About Life, Marriage, Race, Gender, and Materialism Countercultural Living, Dr. Swain confronts cultural consensus with the countercultural and surprisingly compelling teachings of Jesus.