James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Andrew Kohen papers
Kohen, Andrew I.
Kohen, Andrew I.
SC 0398
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1.65 cubic feet
5 boxes
1977-2006
The collection comprises the professional papers of Dr. Andrew Kohen, professor emeritus of economics at James Madison University. The materials primarily concern Kohen's involvement in the Freshman/First-Year Seminar, Faculty Senate, Faculty Handbook Committee, and the lawsuit filed by Faculty for Responsible Change (FRC) against the JMU Board of Visitors.
English
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Andrew Kohen Papers, 1977-2006, SC 0398, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Andrew Kohen in two accruals in 2022.
Processing Information
Folder titles supplied by the donor were retained.
Biographical / Historical
Andrew "Andy" Kohen, Emeritus Professor of Economics, joined the James Madison University faculty in 1976 and taught until his retirement in 2010. Outside of the economics department, Kohen taught LS 101: Freshman/First-Year Seminar, a course he taught from 1989 to 1994, and HON 181e. Kohen received the 1986 Distinguished Teaching Award and was elected speaker of the faculty senate for the 1995-1996 academic year. During the 1990s, Kohen was part of a group of faculty members who expressed criticism of the JMU administration for decisions related to academic restructuring as well as a myriad of other issues.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises the professional papers of Dr. Andrew Kohen, professor emeritus of economics at James Madison University. The materials primarily concern Kohen's involvement in the Freshman/First-Year Seminar, Faculty Senate, Faculty Handbook Committee, and the lawsuit filed by Faculty for Responsible Change (FRC) against the JMU Board of Visitors.
Kohen's teaching materials and course readings for LS 101 and HON 181 are included. Additionally, the collection thoroughly documents the decision by the administration, at the recommendation of Ronald Carrier, to withdraw support for LS 101: First-Year Seminar which occurred on January 13, 1994. The activities of Faculty Senate, Faculty for Responsible Change, and the Committee to Revise and Update the Faculty Handbook are documented.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Related Materials
William Ingham Papers, 1945-2013, SC 0002, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
James Leary Papers, 1984-2018, SC 0397, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Faculty papers
Universities and colleges -- Curricula
College freshmen -- Curricula
College teaching
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Kohen, Andrew I.
James Madison University -- Administration -- History
James Madison University -- Faculty -- History
Department of Economics internal minutes/repositories/4/archival_objects/310981977-198611First-Year Seminar Coordinating Committee (FSCC)/repositories/4/archival_objects/310991986-199412Freshman Seminar/repositories/4/archival_objects/311001986-199413Liberal studies/repositories/4/archival_objects/311011987-199514Freshman Seminar Coordinating Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/311021989-199215Assorted articles and documents/repositories/4/archival_objects/311031989-200116First-Year Seminar Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/311041992-199317Freshman Seminary surveys and evaluations/repositories/4/archival_objects/311051992-199521First-Year Seminar Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/311061993-199422Faculty assessments of Freshman Seminars/repositories/4/archival_objects/31107199323Freshman Seminar Coordinating Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/31108199324Liberal Studies Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/311091993-199425Ronald Carrier criticism and satire/repositories/4/archival_objects/311101993-199626Documents to December 27, 1993/repositories/4/archival_objects/31111August-December 1993, 199527Documents starting January 17, 1994/repositories/4/archival_objects/311121994-199528Faculty for Responsible Change (FRC)/repositories/4/archival_objects/311131994-199531Faculty Senate and faculty criticism of Ronald Carrier/repositories/4/archival_objects/311141994-199732Faculty for Responsible Change vs. Visitors of James Madison University/repositories/4/archival_objects/31115199533Lawsuit documents, Faculty for Responsible Change vs. Visitors of James Madison University/repositories/4/archival_objects/31116199534Restructuring Plan, James Madison University/repositories/4/archival_objects/31117199535Faculty Senate/repositories/4/archival_objects/311181995-199636Faculty Senate/repositories/4/archival_objects/311191995-199737Honor Code/repositories/4/archival_objects/311201995-199841Faculty Handbook Committee/repositories/4/archival_objects/311212001-200542Teaching and coursework/repositories/4/archival_objects/310971989-2006LS 101 course readings (Group 1)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31122Spring 198943LS 101 course readings (Group 2)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31123Spring 198944LS 101 course readings (Group 3)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31124Spring 198945LS 101 course readings (Group 1)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31125Spring 199046LS 101 course readings (Group 2)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31126Spring 199047LS 101 course readings (Group 3)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31127Spring 199051Interdisciplinary Studies conference program/repositories/4/archival_objects/311281992 May 2952Freshman Seminar curriculum guides/repositories/4/archival_objects/31129August 199253LS 101 course readings (Group 1)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31130Spring 199454LS 101 course readings (Group 2)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31131Spring 199455LS 101 course readings (Group 3)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31132Spring 199456HON 181E course readings (Vol. 1)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31133Fall 200657HON 181E course readings (Vol. 2)/repositories/4/archival_objects/31134Fall 200658