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Fern Khan is Dean of the Division of Continuing Education at Bank Street College, where she provides leadership and overall management of programs, personnel and budget for the wide range of programs within the Division of Continuing Education established in 1989. These programs include professional development through courses, workshops, Institutes and consultations for educators, social workers, paraprofessionals and other professionals working with children and families as well as direct service programs like the Liberty Partnerships Program for students at risk of dropping out of school, the Goldman Sachs Scholars Program, an academic enrichment college prep program, and the Bank Street Head Start Program, initially designed to serve families in transition. Ms. Khan has also been more recently involved in designing professional development programs to meet the needs of after school staff and represents Bank Street as a member of an eight college consortium providing courses, consultation and other resources to female inmates in a New York State correctional facility.
Prior to working at Bank Street College, Ms. Khan worked for 18 years at LaGuardia Community College, where she was the Associate Dean for the Division of Adult and Continuing Education. There she implemented and institutionalized the first program in New York City to provide deaf adults access to continuing education courses and programs. She also developed and implemented the College for Children Program and a City University-wide education program for paraprofessionals working in the New York City Public Schools. She is acknowledged as an innovator in program development in public and private post-secondary education. Her programs, many of which began as pilot projects, have been replicated throughout the city, state and country. At LaGuardia she also developed the first training program in New York City for homeless families located on a college campus. Providing information, referrals to resources and access to cutting edge opportunities for underserved and low income populations continue to be one of Dean Khan‚s goals in implementing her vision for Continuing Education programs which make a difference. She serves on the President‚s Cabinet at Bank Street College and is on several non-profit boards in New York City. Ms. Khan received a B.S. in Sociology and a Master's Degree in Social Work from New York University. |
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