Alex Katz A’49 Awarded National Medal of Arts

The Cooper alumnus was honored during a White House ceremony with the highest award given to artists.

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Three Questions for the New VP for Enrollment

Troy Cogburn joins Cooper this month as vice president for enrollment, overseeing admissions, financial aid, international student management, and the registrar’s office.

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In Memoriam: Professor Constantine Yapijakis

Trained in Greece and at NYU, he dedicated his career to Cooper Union students for four decades.

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Monument Makers Exhibition Photos

An exhibition in the Foundation Building's colonnade windows highlights monument designers who attended The Cooper Union, spoke in the Great Hall, or both.

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Fall Open House Events

Please register for one of our Open House events.

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Office of Admissions Mailing List

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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.