22 tributes have been left in memory of Arthur M. Cohen.
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carriekisker
Art and Florence
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billpurdy
RIP Art from your old advisee Bill. Thanks for encouraging me in my studies at UCLA. It took another guy from Florida, I guess, to show me how incredible the American West is, and California in particular. Art, you opened up our field to lots and lots of people and I imagine they are as grateful to you as I am--you changed many lives for the better. Rest in peace,
-- Bill.
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jerome46
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carriekisker
Art and Florence in Italy
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carriekisker
Art and Florence in 1974, at the establishment of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges
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carriekisker
Here is the link: https://youtu.be/NZvgnsespbI
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carriekisker
Art and Florence
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carriekisker
Art, Florence, and Carrie Kisker in 2013, displaying the plaque honoring Art and Florence as the inaugural recipients of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges' Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer Distinguished Service Award
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jerome46
The message below was written by my husband, Stan Turesky; our shared affection for Arthur extended over 40 years. Gerry Otremba
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sarahdarling
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gcchangucsd
Absolutely.
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pam.schuetz@gmail.com
How cute are they!
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pam.schuetz@gmail.com
Remembering with Bridget and Sarah how Art used to break into song at the least (or no apparent) provocation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20nMteOLqc
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pam.schuetz@gmail.com
Oops, my mistake - Meyer and Renee are the Luskins who sponsored the Luskin Center and have Art and Florence's sculptures on display. Bernie was a student back in the day...
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pam.schuetz@gmail.com
I'm remembering that Florence and Art were great art collectors - in particular, that their home was filled with beautiful sculptures. Recently, Art wanted the collection to be housed where a larger audience could view and enjoy it - so he gifted many pieces to the UCLA Luskin Conference Center.
Fittingly, Bernie Luskin (the man behind the Luskin Center) was one of Art's first students and the Center is dedicated to "leading academic minds, medical innovators, researchers, political leaders and social visionaries meet[ing] to exchange ideas that will move our world forward."
Living not far from UCLA, Art enjoyed visiting his sculptures, chatting with staff and lunching at the Luskin Center with friends, often saying “I’ve got them in a second home” at the conference center. And we have somewhere to enjoy memories of Art and Florence (https://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/ucla-professor-emeritus-gifts-sculpture-collection-to-conference-center/).
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sarahdarling
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carriekisker
Art and Florence at her UCLA graduation
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sarahdarling
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carriekisker
Arthur M. Cohen in 2017, discussing six editions of The American Community College, as well as plans for a seventh.
Watch the video
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gcchangucsd
This video shows how he is able to see what others don't. He is amazingly open-minded and fair. He is also extremely patient , often discovering details from the mundane overlooked by most. Thank you for sharing this link.
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jerome46
For Gerry and I, the proper remembrance is for Florence and Arthur. Their’s was a second union of mind and spirit, of love and prolific and groundbreaking research and advocacy on an institution, community and two-year colleges, that remains underutilized.
Our relationship began shortly after I joined the staff of the National Endowment of the Humanities as its director of planning. I was the first social scientist hired and given the expressed role on helping NEH better document the needs of those disciplines, institutions, and public resources that comprise the humanities.
When I arrived there were clear projects awaiting me: the role of university presses and the rising costs of scholarly publishing; beyond academic employment and what were the rest of humanities’ PhD’s doing professionally? A sole National Council member, Leslie Koltai welcomed me and asked the question, “what was the role for the humanities in two year college education?
Two weeks later, Arthur Cohen knocked on my door offering to help NEH answer that question. We started with a small planning grant and his chaperoning me on a series of site visits to two-year colleges. It led to an analysis of NEH’s programs and the adaptation of fellowship programs and grants on curriculum, and public outreach programs and in the State of Washington’s 16 community colleges a comprehensive assessment of what they were doing and improvements that were needed.
Over that decade, Art and Florence guided and documented the efforts. They engaged the Washington education associations, the Hill, and the grandmother of all educational matters, the Department of Education and their State siblings.
Of course, Art and Flo became our good friends. Gerry and I mourned Flo’s death and its obvious impact on Art. On our last visit with Arthur, so much of the discussion was about our past efforts, but we met the wonderful Kingsbury family next door whose three children kept Art spry and enjoying what only youth can provide.
A belated note to express thanks to Art and Flo for enriching our lives and that of the Nation.
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sarahdarling
