President’s Office
“What makes a liberal arts education in the Carthage mold so powerful is that students are able to bring the skills and capacities they learn from lots of disciplines together, and also try those out, so that they’re fully prepared for what’s going to come next.” — President John Swallow
Since taking office, he has developed comprehensive strategies to guide the College’s work on several fronts. President Swallow has overseen the launches of The Aspire Program™ for career development, several academic programs that align with student interest, and three new NCAA Division III sports.
President Swallow stood up for cost transparency, lowering the tuition “sticker price” by 30 percent. Similarly, he has worked to ensure an equitable and inclusive educational environment by convening a cross-functional advisory board dedicated to those issues and directing each department on campus to design and carry out a diversity-focused project.
Emphasizing community partnerships, President Swallow laid out an overarching strategic framework to inform Carthage’s decision-making in the coming years as demographic changes make higher education increasingly competitive.
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Moon Shot for Equity
Carthage has joined the nation’s first regional consortium of colleges and universities to commit to “Moon Shot for Equity,” a new national initiative that aims to close equity gaps in higher education by 2030.