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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 Material

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College freshmen -- Curricula
• College teaching
• Faculty papers
• James Madison University -- Administration -- History
• James Madison University -- Faculty -- History
• Kohen, Andrew I.
• Universities and colleges -- Curricula
• Universities and colleges -- Faculty