Yves Salomon-Fernandez was selected to be the next president of Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
The college, located in the northwestern part of Massachusetts, enrolls slightly under 2,000 students, according to the latest statistics supplied to the U.S. Department of Education. African Americans make up just 3 percent of the student body.
For the past two years, Dr. Salomon-Fernandez has served as president of Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey. Earlier, she held several positions at Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills, including interim president.
Dr. Salomon-Fernandez is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts. She holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Ph.D. from Boston College.
