Carole Berotte Joseph

Dr. Carole Berotte Joseph (born abt. 1949) 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.

Early life and education Joseph was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was the daughter of Leonce and Nadia Barotte. Joseph migrated to the U.S. at the age of 8 in 1957 and was raised in Brooklyn, New York. in 1992.

Career Joseph was the dean of academic affairs at Dutchess Community College until 2005. At Dutchess, she led the introduction of four year degrees. At least one critic called Joseph's first three years at Mass Bay a “reign of terror," according to the professional journal Inside Higher Ed, after the provost quit and Joseph required six deans to reapply for their jobs. and minority graduation at the school increased.

In 2011, Joseph was chosen to be president of Bronx Community College in New York. In 2012, she succeeded in obtaining national historical landmark status for 5 areas of the community college. When she left in 2014, the chancellor of the City University of New York moved a resolution to thank her for 30 years' service. Joseph left with plans to take up a professorship.

Personal life Joseph has two daughters. She is fluent in four languages: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish and French.