In the latest development in an ongoing conflict, students at New York's Cooper Union have occupied the office of school president Jamshed Bharucha for a full week. They have vowed to continue their p…
The board of trustees voted last week to reduce the full tuition scholarship to 50 percent for undergraduates in the entering class in 2014, board chairman Mark Epstein said in the school's Great Hall…
The school has been torn, over the last year, by a rancorous debate about the possible necessity to charge tuition due to a wide budget gaps that have existed for decades, according to members of the…
Announced by college president Jamshed Bharucha on the school's website on Tuesday, the art school faculty's vote approved of four initiatives: a pre-college program for local students; a certificat…
The announcement of Bloomberg's address comes amid continuing protests, including one yesterday, sparked by the school's recent decision to renege on the early decision option for students who had alr…
Last fall, new president Jamshed Bharucha revealed that a financial crisis might compromise the New York college's commitment to tuition-free education at its schools of art, engineering and…
New York's celebrated arts and engineering college Cooper Union will charge tuition of its graduate students next year, while continuing to offer full scholarships to its undergraduates, president J…
In a contentious Monday night meeting, Mark Epstein, chairman of the board of trustees of Cooper Union, faced a full auditorium of angry students, faculty and alumni, fielding questions for over an …
Amid public uproar about Cooper Union's finances, the school's new president, Jamshed Bharucha, invited A.i.A. to his office on Friday afternoon for an hourlong discussion. Over the last week and a…
Global financial woes have descended on New York's East Village in a development that could have long-lasting implications for a key arts institution. Students and faculty members from all three of…