Season 2: #4 - Yves Salomon-Fernández, President, Greenfield Community College

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Yves's unconventional path to the presidency via institutional research. 
• The ability to influence mission and direction that the presidency offers. 
• Insights from rural community colleges for the higher ed sector. 
• Rural community colleges at the leading edge of future opportunities and challenges for society. 
• The renewed interest in farming, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and food systems. 
• The desire of the rising generation to be different stewards than prior generations. 
• The importance of growing diversity in the pipeline to the presidency.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:

• Yves Salomon-Fernández
• Greenfield Community College
• Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Renewable Energy/Efficiency at GCC
• Farm and Food Systems at GCC

Music Credits: “Come Right Here” by Tendinite, licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND license.