[3] Swain was part of the first class of women at the University of Scranton when it became coeducational in 1972.

[3][5] She served as a university trustee for six years, and in 1999, the school awarded her an honorary doctorate.

[5] Swain began working for C-SPAN in 1982 as an associate news producer.

[3] Swain helped create American History TV and First Ladies: Influence & Image.

[8] In 2024, Swain and Kennedy were succeeded as C-SPAN CEO by Sam Feist, head of CNN's Washington D.C. news bureau.