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President Bush has nominated , ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ professor of political science and law, to the , the White House announced. The appointment, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate, is for a six-year term.
The council is the advisory board of the . 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 .
A political independent, Swain teaches a course on Race, Gender and Representation in the Political Process at among other classes, and directs the Veritas Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. She recently edited a book of essays called , published by Cambridge University Press.
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