Dr. George Swan, III

Dr. George W. Swan III has more than 36 years of experience as a leader in higher education with more than a decade assisting institutions in the Higher Learning Commission region as a peer-reviewer. Dr. Swan served for 29 years at the Wayne County Community College District in multiple roles as a District Vice-Chancellor with successive portfolios including educational affairs, external affairs, district operations, and, curriculum planning and accountability.

Prior to that, he was President of the District’s Eastern Campus, a district-wide academic administrator responsible for the Humanities and Social Sciences, a campus Chief Academic Officer and the senior official for public affairs and the college foundation. Dr. Swan was a human resources professional in the private sector before serving as a senior administrator and faculty member at a private business college and later, an academic administrator at Wayne State University.