Dr. Carol Swain, born into poverty in rural southwest Virginia, dropped out of high school but went on to earn five university degrees. Swain was tenured at Princeton University and then became a full professor at Vanderbilt University. She went from a high school dropout and teenage mother to a highly accomplished university professor and intellectual.
Philanthropy Roundtable: The Adversity of Diversity: A Q&A with Dr. Carol SwainPhilanthropy Roundtable:
