Michael Young Named Architecture Dean

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Young, who currently serves as an associate professor and coordinator of graduate studies for the School of Architecture, assumes the position on April 1, 2026.

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Students Share Research at Major Conferences

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Students in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering made their mark at professional and collegiate meetings across the country this semester, presenting research, competing in challenges, and contributing to the discourses that shape their fields.

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Films and Filmmakers at The Cooper Union

Film at Cooper

A new colonnade exhibition, presented in conjunction with a special screening of Champions of the Golden Valley on December 5, celebrates Cooper's connection to film and filmmakers through the years.

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Meet Irene Cheng

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Cheng, who will focus on history, theory, and criticism in architecture, joins The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture as associate professor in January 2026.

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$4.97 Million Gift Will Advance CS Program

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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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  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “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.