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, and despite the many challenges of higher education, he has led Carthage to its strongest years ever. Carthage now posts record first-year enrollments, record first-to-second year retention rates, dramatically reduced equity gaps in retention rates, fundraising levels nearly twice as high, and strong endorsement by alumni and friends.
Over the last seven years, the Carthage faculty has approved and launched some 17 new undergraduate majors and four new master’s degrees, athletic leaders have added four new varsity athletic teams, and leaders in Carthage advancement and facilities have invested over $80 million in the campus and its technology. President Swallow credits these achievements to the inspired work of an outstanding faculty and staff and a thoroughly committed and supportive board.
Under President Swallow’s leadership, Carthage is an outlier in higher education, growing rather than declining, and delivering on the promise of college to more and more students from all backgrounds.
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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.