Paul M. Cohen
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Education
| Ph.D. in History, University of Chicago, December 1984. |
| M.A. in History, University of Chicago, 1979. |
| B.A. Magna cum Laude with high honors in History, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1977 |
| Attended Harvard University as Special Student,1975-76. |
Teaching
| Professor of History, Lawrence University, 1999- |
| Assistant and Associate Professor of History, Lawrence University, 1985-1998 |
| Lecturer in Western Civilization, The University of Chicago, 1983-1985 |
| Instructor in history, The American College in Paris, 1982-1983 |
Academic and Administrative Service
| Chair, Department of History, 2000- |
| Director, Lawrence Freshman Program, 1996-98 |
| Director, ACM/GLCA Newberry Library Seminar in the Humanities, Chicago 1991-92. |
Professional Memberships
| American Historical Association |
| Society for French Historical Studies |
Select honors and Awards
| Editorial Board, Contemporary French Civilization, 2002 |
| Freshman Studies Teaching Award, Lawrence University, 1999 |
| Phi Beta Kappa, 1976. |
Select Publications
| Freedom's Moment: An Essay on the French Idea of Liberty from Rousseau to Foucault (Chicago, the University of Chicago Press, 1997). |
| Piety and Politics: Catholic Revival and the Generation of 1905-14 in France (New York, Garland Press, 1987). |
| "Les Élèves Catholiques de l'École Normale Supérieure1905-14,” Cahiers d'Histoire, Spring 1984 |
| "Liberalism, Intransigence, and the Catholic Avant-garde in France, 1890-1914: A Reassessment," Contemporary French Civilization, Fall 1984 |
| "Reason and Faith: The Bergsonian Catholic Youth of Pre-War France," Historical Reflections, Summer-Fall 1986 |
| "Heroes and Dilettantes: Action Française, Le Sillon, and the Generation of 1905-14 in France," French Historical Studies, Fall 1989 |