We welcome back
@CooperAlumni
@PattyJenks
tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 4 as she shares how she went from painting to filmmaking and takes us behind the scenes of her blockbuster movies. Register now!
Due to today's imminent vote in Congress, we have rescheduled tonight’s event w Rep Adam Schiff &
@PreetBharara
to Monday, Nov 22 at 7 PM, to allow Rep Schiff to remain in Washington, DC to vote on this piece of legislation. Register for the new date⬇️
Sept 29: Photographer
@PeteSouza
speaks about his new book, "The West Wing and Beyond: What I Saw Inside the Presidency," as part of the 2022 Iselin Lecture
Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative of California's 28th Congressional District, will be in conversation with author, podcaster, and former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara tomorrow, Monday, Nov 22 at 7 PM in the Great Hall. Register now at
"Actual imposters never suffer from imposter syndrome. In fact, they are often buoyed by a preternatural sense of their abilities despite all evidence to the contrary," words from
@jelani9
during this year's speech elicit a hearty laugh
Register to hear
@neilhimself
&
@EmilyRCWilson
in convo next Tues, Oct 17 at . Event features signed copies of Wilson’s new translation of The Iliad & a special signed limited edition of Gaiman’s Norse Mythology, created for this event, both by
@wwnorton
Don't miss what is likely to be the final debate for the Democratic candidates for Attorney General of New York on Sept 6.
@PreetBharara
&
@BrianLehrer
will moderate. Register for tix at for this Great Hall event at
On Monday, December 7, science journalist
@edyong209
considers what's next as we move into winter under COVID-19. Registration is still open for this free, online public program
Register now for December 7th's lecture featuring
@TheAtlantic
's
@edyong209
who will speak about his work covering the global pandemic as part of the 2020 John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture
Milton Glaser, a 1951 School of Art
@cooperalumni
, would have turned 94 today. See some of his works now in the 41 Cooper Gallery as part of "❤️ Milton," an exhibition launched as part of the 2023
@typographicsnyc
festival & presented by
@lubalincenter
.
.
@karaswisher
says if you want to to feel better about the world then meet young people, citing her experience at our 2023 Commencement & hearing the student speech by senior Andrius Alvarez-Backus A'23. We agree!
How can we restore American trust with the news? Journalist & trusted media critic Margaret
@Sulliview
is joined by
@MollyJongFast
on October 18 to tackle this question & more. Sign up now!
Commencement is a little more than a month away. We are so excited to have journalist & educator
@jelani9
join us as this year's speaker to help celebrate the class of 2022!
Sadly yesterday on his 91st birthday Milton Glaser A'51 passed. Renowned for his I ♥ NY’ Logo, Newsweek once called him “one of the few geniuses in the image-making trade”
Congrats again to the Class of 2022! Check out a gallery of images from last week's celebration at . Pictured is 2022 Commencement speaker Dr. Jelani Cobb & Bishop Paul Chomnycky of the Ukrainian Catholic Church who gave the invocation with
@ProfJRWeiser
The 2020 John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture featuring science journalist
@edyong209
on the global pandemic starts in a little more than an hour. There's still time to register for this free online program
How can we make tech better & work for everyone?
@RoKhanna
and
@karaswisher
discuss this and more in a conversation on Weds., February 23, 7pm in the Great Hall. Still time to register
Register for a live taping of Stay Tuned with Preet featuring NYC Mayor Eric Adams at . The program will be held in our Great Hall tomorrow, Tuesday, April 26, 6:30pm.
Save the Date | October 18 to hear
@Sulliview
&
@MollyJongFast
in conversation. They'll take us behind the scenes of some of the most influential news outlets
"
#TypeLab
's success proves that there is an incredible audience worldwide that wants to come together... An event like this gives a platform to a wealth of design being made across the world," says
@SashaT
, one of
@TypographicsNYC
organizers.
“Having 8,000 viewers for what has been a side event for a conference, was extraordinary,” said Cara Di Edwardo, one of the founders of
@TypographicsNYC
, of
#TypeLab
which went online. Watch the main conference at from 7/24–26.
Still time to register for a conversation on journalism, its role in democracy, & more with Margaret
@Sulliview
, author of the new memoir, "Newsroom Confidential," and
@MollyJongFast
this Tuesday, Oct 18.
Congrats to our neighbor
@PublicTheaterNY
on their 50th anniversary & their shiny new sign unveiled this am co-naming the corner of Lafayette Street & Astor Place "Joseph Papp Way!" 🎉
1998 School of Architecture
@CooperAlumni
Grigori Fateyev talks to
@dwell
about the ecologically sustainable co-housing community he designed in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
We are flying the Ukrainian flag at
#cooperunion
as a symbol of our solidarity with the people of Ukraine and our own Ukrainian community members and neighbors. We support Ukraine's fight for freedom and an immediate end to Russia's unprovoked war.
We stand with our international students. President Laura Sparks announced that we're actively supporting the legal challenge being pursued in MA & CA & filed an amicus brief with a diverse group of educational institutions in support. Full message at
Together with
@Instagram
, we invited students in the U.S. to submit portraits for
#Your2020Portrait
, an online exhibition. “To see these young people take this medium and make it their own is very 2020,” said the show’s curator. See the selected artists:
.
@karaswisher
's Sway podcast featuring her interview of
@RoKhanna
that was recorded last month in our Great Hall dropped today. Listen now as they talk about what significant tech legislation would look like
#OnThisDay
in 1860 Abraham Lincoln delivered the speech that historian Harold Holzer called "Lincoln's watershed, the event that transformed him...into a national phenomenon" from our Great Hall. Read the full address at Voices from the Great Hall at
Writer & editor of
@Metallica
's So What! magazine Steffan Chirazi will moderate a discussion btwn photography duo
@HH_NYC
&
@larsulrich
on Friday, Oct 19. Get ur free tix now!
Register now to hear Maggie Nelson &
@AnandWrites
discuss the meaning and experience of freedom and why persuasion is a key toward enacting change on March 3. Have questions for them? Let us know!
The Honorable John Lewis (1940-2020) in our Great Hall. Congressman Lewis dedicated his life to protecting human rights & securing civil liberties & Cooper was honored to host him in 2017 when he spoke re his work with the Civil Rights movement & the need for civic engagement.
Register now for a special concert feat. members of NYC Gay Men’s Chorus, NYC legend, comedian, and international entertainer
@Murray_Hill
, and trailblazing actress & singer
@Peppermint247
for Trans Day of Visibility next Friday, March 31 at
Professors Daniel Lepek & David Wootton perform Brahms as part of a Faculty & Staff performance series Prof Lepek has coordinated. Stay tuned for the students in 2020!
"No art director’s work was more influential or instantly identifiable than that of Milton Glaser," writes
@newyorker
of the 1951 School of Art
@CooperAlumni
Today marks 5 years since
#CooperUnion
Board of Trustees made the decision to adopt the 10-year Plan to Return to Full-Tuition Scholarships for all undergraduates. (1 of 2)
Milton Glaser, a 1951 School of Art
@cooperalumni
, updated his iconic I ♥ NY logo in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, distributing the new iteration throughout the city he loved.
#CooperUnion
included the work as part of "Remembering Milton Glaser, Class of 1951."
Ginger shows off this year’s
@typographicsnyc
bag. Want one of your own (the bag, not the adorable
#Dachshund
)? There's still time to register for this year’s conference which will be held on June 14 & 15 at .
#TypeTuesday
#typographics
How can we guarantee greater equity in access to technology?
@RoKhanna
, a member of Congress from Silicon Valley, &
@karaswisher
tackle this issue on February 23, 7pm in the Great Hall. Register now at .
The 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote was ratified 100 years ago today. Suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony whose office was in our Foundation Building & many others inc Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Victoria Woodhull held multiple meetings in the Great Hall.
#Mechanicalengineering
seniors Morgan Wolfe, Kavya Udupa, Billy Dayan & dept chair Melody Baglione at
@NYSIDSpeaks
Create Symposium showcasing their senior project that prototypes new workplace technology for individuals with cerebral palsy
1989 School of Art
@CooperAlumni
@NormanKorpi
, a cast member in the
#RealWorld
's 1st season, discusses the series that changed TV forever with
@esquire
& shares memories of attending ACT UP meetings as a student in our Great Hall
Professor
@edraygoins
of
@pomonacollege
will give the keynote address at The Cooper Union's 160th commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Find out more at .
The
@Cooper_Library
Archives and Special Collections showcases some images from the last time Foundation Building was closed for a significant period of time -- in 1972 when it underwent a two year, full gut renovation. See additional images at
Registration is open for the
@IDSCooper
's Spring 2021 zoom lectures by artists, theorists, scientists, activists, writers, & other practitioners involved in the arts from positions that embody an interdisciplinary approach at . 1st lecture is Feb. 2.
.
@CooperType
&
@lubalincenter
's Herb Lubalin Lecture series continues this Monday, 11/1 with a talk from
@typeoff
on the 19th century typeface design of Otto Hupp