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Image of Young at the Lincoln Lectern in the Great Hall

Michael Young Appointed Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture

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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Architecture

Art

Engineering

Engineering Students Showcase Research at Major Conferences
STEM OUTREACH: MEET OUR STUDENTS
$4.97 Million Gift Will Advance Cooper’s Computer Science Program

Humanities and Social Sciences

Meet Nina Ebner
New METRO Grant Supports Digitization of Peter Cooper's Papers
In Memoriam: Anson Rabinbach

Giving

Cooper Union Names Next President
$1 Million Grant Takes Innovation to the Next Level
Cooper Awarded $20,000 from NYSCA

Alumni

$4.97 Million Gift Will Advance Cooper’s Computer Science Program
New Documentary Features Painter Lois Dodd A'48
Alum-Led Gallery Puts Artists First

Parents

Hidden Brain Podcast Host Shankar Vedantam to Give The Cooper Union’s 165th Commencement Address

Continuing Education

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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.