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School of Art Professor Wins Major Award

Sharon Hayes, Assistant Professor at the School of Art, has won the Visual Arts category of the prestigious 2013 Alpert Award in the Arts

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Thesis Year Snapshots

Thesis Year Snapshots

Eze Imade Eribo, Teddy Kofman,  and David Varon have disparate roots but one thing in common. They are all presenting their graduating thesis at The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture.  We at look at their work, their experience at Cooper and their next move

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Which Vermeer Did It?

Which Vermeer Did It?

Professor Benjamin Binstock's controversial work on the authorship of certain Johannes Vermeer paintings will be the sole focus of a day-long conference at the New York Institute for the Humanities

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Mark Epstein in NY Times

Mark Epstein in NY Times

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees responds to the New York Times' May 11 column on The Cooper Union.

To the Editor: There is a pivotal piece of information not mentioned in “How Errors in Investing Cost a College Its Legacy,” by James B. Stewart (Common Sense column, May 11), about Cooper Union. ...

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A Message from the President

President Bharucha's message to the Cooper community regarding the student sit-in

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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.”

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