Cooper Union

Trustees

Chairs

Malcolm King EE’97, Chair
Aftab Hussain ME'97, Alumni Trustee Vice Chair

Trustees

Anne Chao
Maurice D. Cox AR'83
Brickson Diamond
Elias Dills AR'24, Student Trustee
Joseph B. Dobronyi Jr.
Wanda Felton
Pamela Flaherty
Judy Freyer
Elizabeth Graziolo AR'95, Alumni Trustee
Jadyn Hammond A’25, Student Trustee
J. Dana Hughes
Anthony Ianno EE'85, Alumni Trustee
Tim Ingrassia
Jamie Levitt
Lou Manzione ChE'75, Alumni Trustee
Marshall Rafal ChE’63
Brian Steinwurtzel
Ben Vinson
Ron Vogel ChE’01, Alumni Trustee
Stephen Welby ChE’87, Alumni Trustee
Carol Wolf A'84, Alumni Trustee

Representatives to the Board

Diana Agrest -- Full-time Faculty
Amanda Simson -- Full-time Faculty
Raffaele Bedarida -- Full-time Faculty
Steven Hillyer - AR'90 Staff
Beverly Joel -- A'95 Part-time Faculty

Meetings & Minutes

Policies Pertaining to the Board

Committees

Committee Membership

Free Education Committee

Governing Documents

Statements, Reports & Messages

Financial Monitor Reports

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.