Erika Swain is the assistant director of academic compliance and authorization. In this position, she leads the university’s academic compliance efforts by ensuring the university meets regulatory, including accreditation, and state authorization requirements for educational activities delivered by CU Boulder in and outside of Colorado. Swain is also the associate director for state authorization for the CU system, advising the CU campuses and system on state authorization and associated regulations and requirements.
Prior to joining CU Boulder in 2019, Swain worked in institutional accreditation, overseeing training and federal compliance programs in her roles at both the Higher Learning Commission and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. She also served as the Registrar at North Country Community College in the northern Adirondacks.
Swain earned an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a BA from Ithaca College.