The CUNY Board of Trustees has appointed a new president for Bronx Community College (BCC), effective July 18 this year.
“We congratulate Dr. Carole Berotte Joseph on her appointment to succeed Dr. Williams who has led BCC with distinction for the past 15 years,” said Dr. Marcia V. Keizs, president of York. “We are delighted to welcome her as president of an outstanding college in the CUNY family and look forward to her success in this important role.”
According to CUNY, it is the first time a member of the alumni community has been appointed president of a sister CUNY college.
Dr. Berotte Joseph was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish with minors in French and Education at York, will succeed Dr. Carolyn Williams as president of BCC. In addition, Dr. Berotte Joseph earned a master’s in Education from Fordham University and a doctorate in Sociolinguistics and Bilingual Education from New York University.
She has served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Hostos Community College, Dean of Academic Affairs at Dutchess Community College, taught at Bank Street College, Graduate School of Education, and served as president of Massbay Community College, in Massachusetts.
