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 In  1987,  a  gallon  of  gas  
 was  89  cents,  and  postage  
 stamps were  24  cents.  The  
 Final Fantasy video game  
 was released; Full House  
 and The Simpsons premiered  
 on  TV  for  the  first  
 time,  and  Aretha  Franklin  
 was inducted into the  
 Rock and Roll of Fame.  
 Fox Broadcasting made its  
 prime-time TV debut, and  
 Margaret Thatcher was  
 elected as Prime Minister  
 of  the UK  for  the  third  
 time. Fatal Attraction, The  
 Untouchables, and Moonstruck  
 were  in  theaters,  
 George Michael’s “Faith”  
 was on the billboard charts,  
 and Peter Cohen entered  
 the gates of Kingsborough  
 Community College.  
 He  started  as  a  substitute  
 teacher in the Department  
 of Student Development. 
  Throughout his time  
 at KCC, he was promoted  
 and appointed to various  
 positions, including dean,  
 interim president of the  
 College, and vice president  
 of  Student Affairs. Despite  
 the variety of titles, Peter’s  
 job has stayed the same for  
 33 years: supporting students  
 to be successful in  
 achieving their goals.    
 Peter’s  legacy  of  service  
 to KCC is evident in  
 the  spectrum  of  services  
 that  continue  to  support  
 students, such as the KCC  
 Child Development Center,  
 the Office of Student Life,  
 the  Access  Resource  Center, 
   KCC’s  Access-Ability  
 Services and our Counseling  
 Services  which  has  
 been rebranded and is now  
 called  Student  Wellness  
 Services  and  includes  Student  
 Counseling, Health  
 Services, Wellness Center,  
 and the Women’s Center. 
 Fortunately for us, in  
 those years, he also was responsible  
 for  hiring  many  
 of our outstanding student  
 affairs and support staff  
 who continue to demonstrate  
 a commitment to student  
 success that matches  
 his  own.  Because  of  the  
 influence  of  Peter  and  so  
 many others and the welcoming  
 and supportive environment  
 that he helped  
 to develop, KCC continues  
 to be a college known for its  
 high-touch  approach  and  
 comprehensive approach  
 to assisting students.  
 Congratulations  to Vice  
 President Peter Cohen on  
 his retirement! His legacy  
 of supporting students will  
 forever  be  embedded  in  
 the halls of Kingsborough  
 Community College. 
 Dr. Claudia V. Schrader  
 is president of Kingsborough  
 Community College (KCC),  
 a 72-acre academic oasis located  
 in beautiful Manhattan  
 Beach,  Brooklyn  that  
 offers students affordable  
 two-year degrees for their  
 future. For more information  
 or updates about events  
 and support sessions, please  
 call  (718)  368-5975  or  e-mail  
 Counselingandhealth.services@ 
 kbcc.cuny.edu. 
 EDUCAT I O N  PROFI LE 
 Peter Cohen, A leader with a legacy of student support 
         
             
  
  
 
				
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