Carole Berotte Joseph

Dr. Carole Berotte Joseph is a former educator and administrator who served as the first Haitian-born United States college president and the first woman president of Massachusetts Bay Community College.[1] She was born in Port-au-Prince and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[2] She migrated to the U.S. at the age of 8 in 1957 and is fluent in four languages – English, Haitian Creole, Spanish and French.[2] She holds a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and education from the York College, City University of New York (CUNY). She earned her Master's degree in curriculum, teaching and bilingual education at Fordham University and her Doctor of Philosophy in bilingual education and sociolinguistics at New York University[3] in 1992. She was the President of Bronx Community College in New York from 2011 to 2014.[3][4]

Carole Berotte Joseph
President of Bronx Community College
In office
2011–2014
President of Massachusetts Bay Community College
In office
2005–2011
Personal details
BornPort-au-Prince, Haiti

At least one critic called Joseph's time at Massachusetts Bay Community College the “reign of terror," according to the professional journal Inside Higher Ed.

References
  1. Kocian, Lisa (2011-03-06). "At MassBay, a lesson in transition". Boston.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. "DR. Carole Berotte Joseph An Inspiring Haitian Academic". Kreol Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. Ahmad, Shomial. "BCC President Leaves Position". PSC Cuny. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. "Dr. Carole M. Berotte Joseph". The Haitian Roundtable. Retrieved 3 June 2018.


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