Friends of Cooper Union was founded in 2011 by a coalition of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends in order to ensure the Institution’s mission is sustained, financial challenges are met, and that The Cooper Union remains vibrant and free for generations to come.

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Alumni Council: Jason Paul Guzman

Alumni Council: Jason Paul Guzman

Alumni Council: Jason Paul (A ’00) In the recent CUAA election, Friends of Cooper Union endorsed a slate of candidates who we believed were committed to Cooper Union’s vital mission of free education and to greater representation of alumni. Every candidate won. We’ve asked the new Alumni Council and Leadership five questions to give alumni...
Alumni Council: Sangamithra Iyer

Alumni Council: Sangamithra Iyer

Alumni Council: Sangamithra Iyer (CE ’99) In the recent CUAA election, Friends of Cooper Union endorsed a slate of candidates who we believed were committed to Cooper Union’s vital mission of free education and to greater representation of alumni. Every candidate won. We’ve asked the new Alumni Council and Leadership five questions to give alumni...
Alumni Council: Curtis Wayne

Alumni Council: Curtis Wayne

Alumni Council: Curtis Wayne (AR ’75) In the recent CUAA election, Friends of Cooper Union endorsed a slate of candidates who we believed were committed to Cooper Union’s vital mission of free education and to greater representation of alumni. Every candidate won. We’ve asked the new Alumni Council and Leadership five questions to give alumni...
Savannah Solidarity

Savannah Solidarity

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HSS Full Time Faculty Resolution

HSS Full Time Faculty Resolution, May 13, 2013 Given events leading up to and since the tuition announcement, and inlight of a long history of administrative irresponsibility, we do not at this point have confidence in the capacity or the will of the current leadership to guide us through this historic crisis, to both launch...
London Solidarity

London Solidarity

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The Way Forward

The Way Forward

THE WAY FORWARD (PDF)   Sign the petition The Way Forward is a better plan — certainly a better start to the future of The Cooper Union. It was developed with thought and care by alumni, students and faculty, the people who maintain and own Peter Cooper’s legacy. It plays to our strengths and is not a...
Mission/Means/Union

Mission/Means/Union

“WITHIN OUR MISSION, WITHIN OUR MEANS” The following text was community-authored for the occasion of the 3/1/2013 Trustee Forum in the Great Hall Photo: Rocco Cetera Since 2011, the severity of Cooper Union’s financial crisis has catalyzed an enormous response from its community of faculty, students, alumni and staff. Together we’re determined not only to...
Berlin Solidarity

Berlin Solidarity

Berlin Solidarity   http://archinect.com/news/article/73042724/berlin-solidarity-free-cooper-union Share

Letter to Alumni from Free Cooper Union, CUSOS, Friends of Cooper Union

Letter to Alumni from Free Cooper Union, CUSOS, Friends of Cooper Union Dear Alumni of The Cooper Union, This has been the most important week in Cooper Union’s recent history. A massive student occupation of the President’s 7th floor office has brought about a community-wide No Confidence vote against the President and Board Chairman. It has also sparked...

Petition Signature from Jon Lawhead

Petition Signature from Jon Lawhead Adjunct Professor in HSS, Fall 2012-Spring 2013. Taught Philosophy of Science and HSS4G: Human Nature and Technology. What you are all doing is very important–the educational model that Cooper Union has followed for the entire span of its history is almost entirely singular, and it is worth preserving this vision...
Singapore Solidarity

Singapore Solidarity

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