Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

$4.97 Million Gift Will Advance CS Program

Generous support from Ira EE’76 and Joanne Chayut strengthens the launch of Cooper's new computer science program and supports a project-based, human-centered approach to the discipline. 

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CUSLI Awarded NASA New York Space Grant

The grant supports the student-led group's study on the properties of e-paper.

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Early Giving Starts Now

Giving Tuesday is on December 2, 2025, but the momentum starts now. You can make your gift early and help power our community’s shared commitment to Cooper students.

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Celebrating Music History in the Great Hall

The east side of Cooper's Foundation Building recently featured a colonnade exhibition highlighting the Great Hall as a stage for hundreds of thrilling musical concerts in genres as diverse as New York itself.

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Alum-Led Gallery Puts Artists First

Down Gallery, co-founded by Quinci Baker A’17, is redefining the artist–gallery relationship with its inaugural exhibition featuring Cooper artists from Prince George’s County.

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  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.