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Monday, August 26, 2013
NEW DEAN
New Palomar leader comes with experience HEATHER RANDALL THE TELESCOPE
A new administrator with an extensive background in curriculum design, budget planning and teaching has joined Palomar College. Palomar officials appointed Dr. Jack Kahn as the Dean of Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences in early July at a Governing Board meeting. Chairwoman Nancy Chadwick is eager to begin working with Kahn. “We’re very pleased he is joining us, and I’m excited to begin working with him,” Chadwick said. Kahn’s main area of study is the investigation of the psychosocial impact of masculinities and gender. He has also self-authored a psychology textbook titled “An Introduction to Masculinities”. Kahn was inspired to write his
I was looking for an instituition that was really forward thinking...
Dr. Jack Kahn
now published textbook when during a sabbatical he noticed the available body of literature on masculinity and gender was all written at an extremely advanced level. Kahn decided to fill the void he discovered by writing his own book, which caters to undergrads and other introductory level students. The book is divided into three sections and discusses different theories about masculinity as
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well as how the different sexes fare in society today. Prior to accepting the position at Palomar, Kahn was the Program Director and a Professor in the Clinical Psychology Department at Alliant University. He was in the process of conducting a broad job search when he found the open position at Palomar. “I was looking for an institution that was really forward-thinking, that was going to work on developing more and more programs to reach out to different kinds of students,” Kahn said. Having spent 13 years of his career at Curry College, a small liberal arts institution in Milton, Mass., Kahn developed programs that specifically targeted at-risk students. “When I really started thinking about community colleges, the values and the community college’s dedication fits what I’ve been doing already,” Kahn said. Kahn also mentioned that he is thrilled to return to the temperate weather in California after having spent several years on the East Coast. He is also looking forward to the opportunity to work with other departments in a collaborative manner and to serve as a resource wherever he can. Laura Gropen, Palomar’s public affairs officer, said she is confident the Governing Board made the best choice when they selected Kahn to fill such an important role at Palomar. “We are looking forward to working with Dr. Kahn — he brings valuable leadership to the College,” Gropen said. HRANDALL@THE-TELESCOPE.COM
Dr. Jack Kahn outside of the Multidisciplinary Building. • Heather Randall/Telescope