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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! bit.ly/cujenkins
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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⬇️ bit.ly/3lZdgWV
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Rep @AdamSchiff & @PreetBharara will be in conversation on Thursday, Nov 18 in the Great Hall. Registration is required at bit.ly/3lZdgWV.
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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 cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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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 bit.ly/3lZdgWV
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"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
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Register to hear @neilhimself & @EmilyRCWilson in convo next Tues, Oct 17 at bit.ly/cubooksthatlive. 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
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Register now to go behind-the-scenes with award-winning director & 1993 School of Art @CooperAlumni @PattyJenks on Thursday, February 4 bit.ly/cujenkins
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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 ow.ly/Uorr30lCSDo
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7pm - register for tix at eventbrite.com/e/candidates-…
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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 shar.es/aopHBZ
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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 bit.ly/cu20iselin
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@PreetBharara lecture will be streamed live via Cooper Union Youtube when he appears at the Great Hall 4/6 at 6:30 ow.ly/9jgM30aj5IR
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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. cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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.@Wellesley sisters meet! Our President @LauraSparksNY with @HillaryClinton who closes out @PENworldvoices tonight in the Great Hall! #PENfest
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Still time to register for the John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture lecture by photographer @PeteSouza on Tuesday, December 13 cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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.@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! megaphone.link/VMP3962966120
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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!
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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! cooper.edu/about/news/journa…
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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” nyti.ms/3dDceZ9
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"We're really focused on being a community-driven software solution," 2017 @CooperType grad @agyeidesign tells @Newsday_TT of @unqueue_app, a contactless shopping app he co-created newsday.co.tt/2020/07/16/unq…
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Save the Date | Sept 29 w @PeteSouza in the Great Hall. Register at bit.ly/souzacu
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Congrats again to the Class of 2022! Check out a gallery of images from last week's celebration at bit.ly/3xirxTd. Pictured is 2022 Commencement speaker Dr. Jelani Cobb & Bishop Paul Chomnycky of the Ukrainian Catholic Church who gave the invocation with @ProfJRWeiser
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"[P]utting pictures to music...was the most authentic relationship I had ever had to art," @PattyJenks A'93 ow.ly/CWNb30equAB
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2022 Commencement starting soon! This year's speaker @jelani9 with President @LauraSparksNY & Board Chair & @CooperAlumni Malcolm King EE'97
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What is graphic design’s place in an art museum? our @lubalincenter curator @SashaT A'00 discusses with @LACMA & @MuseumModernArt curators eyeondesign.aiga.org/k9M9f via @aigaeyeondesign
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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 bit.ly/33RIm9g
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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 bit.ly/cukhanna
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.@stephaneelbaz presents his project to of revive & digitize 18th century French typography as part of our @CooperType & @lubalincenter lectures on December 4 cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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Register for a live taping of Stay Tuned with Preet featuring NYC Mayor Eric Adams at bit.ly/adamsatcu. The program will be held in our Great Hall tomorrow, Tuesday, April 26, 6:30pm.
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Save the date | November 18 for a conversation about democracy btwn Hon. @AdamSchiff & @PreetBharara in the Great Hall. cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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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 ow.ly/UemE50KFVLL
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"#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. bit.ly/3eJwEjH
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#JaneaneGarofalo in rehearsal for tomorrow's #cooperunion benefit. Have you gotten your ticket yet? cooper.edu/tix/pmt
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An oldie but goodie from @AIGAeyeondesign that highlights the #graphicdesign of holiday cards -- many of which are archived in our @lubalincenter eyeondesign.aiga.org/i9MAB
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Author @alaindebotton discusses his latest novel, which explores enduring romantic love on June 14 ow.ly/4Y0I300CyhY
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April 6: Save the Date for the 2017 John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture featuring U.S. #Attorney @PreetBharara ow.ly/wMzo309K0oM #law
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“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 2020.typographics.com/livest… from 7/24–26. bit.ly/3eJwEjH
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1993 School of Art grad & Wonder Woman director @PattyJenks is one of 10 finalists for @time magazine’s #PersonOfTheYear! ow.ly/jkbI30h0zdW
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Improv time! #CooperUnion A Jazz Band practices with @HJBenjamin before tomorrow's benefit. Get your ticket at cooper.edu/tix/pmt
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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. cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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How #artist @AwolErizku & 2010 School of Art grad found inspiration in #music via @thefader ow.ly/dzXa3079RLq
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Listen to the address from @karaswisher to our Class of 2023
Clear-eyed, no-bullshit and profound commencement speech from @karaswisher, informed by decades covering the tech revolution:
open.spotify.com/episode/0oz…
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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!" 🎉
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On March 4 @ayanaeliza hosts a conversation feat journalist/activist @NaomiAKlein & finance expert Régine Clément on transforming the economy to address the climate crisis. The program is sponsored by @CooperClimate & @PioneerWorks_. cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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1998 School of Architecture @CooperAlumni Grigori Fateyev talks to @dwell about the ecologically sustainable co-housing community he designed in Great Barrington, Massachusetts ow.ly/JyWT50y1pxN
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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.
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1986 School of Art @CooperAlumni @randypolumbo tells @InteriorDesign about the artist's residency he created at Orient Point Light, a 19th-century lighthouse off Long Island interiordesign.net/articles/…
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Register now for an online talk by @taoleighgoffe that examines how the #climatecrisis is entangled with colonialism & more on October 21, 5pm cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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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 bit.ly/cuabrief
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Authors @kyliu99 & @drkarenlord speak on the role of #sciencefiction in painting decolonized future narratives. Don’t miss this special event as part of Cooper Union x #ClimateWeek. Register at bit.ly/2XDf5zz
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.@HISTORY visits our #GreatHall to talk about Lincoln's historic speech
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Dean Mike @essl shows off the first logo he ever designed - as a high school student - to kick off @TypographicsNYC! #Typographicsnyc
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Remembering Professor Daniel Lepek ChE'04 cooper.edu/engineering/news/…
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The #AstorPlaceCube gets rededicated this morning w members of @NYCDDC, @NYC_DOT, @RosieMendez & more #nyc
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Almost time for the @TypographicsNYC's main event! Great Hall conference starts this Friday. Be there! Register at typographics.com
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Watch this week's earlier John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture featuring @TheAtlantic's @edyong209 on "Our Pandemic Winter: Darkness, Hope, & COVID-19" piped.video/_rgJs2A1fBA
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All work from a collection in our @lubalincenter
See what happens when the best mid-century design minds get in the holiday spirit 🎅 aigaeod.co/2BEIdXG
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Congrats to junior School of Art student Sydney Vernon for being selected as one of @brooklynmuseum & @instagram's #Your2020Portrait winners!
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: bit.ly/3fMvGoL
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.@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 nytimes.com/2022/03/21/opini…
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Snarkitecture, the firm co-founded by grads @DanielArsham A'03 & Alex Mustonen AR'05) toasts 10 yrs w/ a new monograph via @InteriorDesign interiordesign.net/articles/…
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#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 greathallvoices.cooper.edu/D…
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Learn more about variable fonts from Marie Otsuka on Monday, July 11 as part of @CooperType & @lubalincenter's online lectures cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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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! cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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Join @RoKhanna & @karaswisher in the Great Hall on Weds. Feb 23 as they discuss how we can make technology equitable & work for all. Register now 🔽 bit.ly/cukhanna
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Don't miss 2003 School of Art grad @DanielArsham in the Great Hall on Monday! ow.ly/97D730iIL3K
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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!
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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.
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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 cooper.edu/shineon
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Today was the climate march & Cooper Union x Climate Week was there! #ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateStrike
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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!
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"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 newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…
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.@tmagazine creative director Patrick Li explains to @itsnicethat how our @lubalincenter played a role in the magazine's redesign itsnicethat.com/news/t-the-n…
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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)
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Thinking of our longtime neighbor and the entire McSorley's family nyti.ms/37Z89Mo
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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."
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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 typographics.com. #TypeTuesday
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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 bit.ly/cukhanna.
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.@artnet profiles 2010 School of Art alumna Avery Singer as her paintings show at the #VeniceBiennale news.artnet.com/art-world/av…
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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.
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#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
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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 esquire.com/entertainment/tv…
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This is such sad news. We were so honored to have him share his story in our Great Hall last year
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1964 School of Art grad Jack Whitten explains his process & the importance of #materials to @parisreview ow.ly/jfBM309weIp #art
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Miss our panel moderated by @mdichristina of @sciam & feat.@johnchavens, @BernieMeyerson & Shiva Kumar on the intersection of AI, #ethics & #health? Watch online now via @IEEEtv shar.es/a06KSZ
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Celebrating 160 years of The Cooper Union. See the full #CooperTogether schedule at bit.ly/2WNXiQP
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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 bit.ly/2HnrWts.
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.@parisreview examines how 2004 School of Art alums and twin brothers Ryan and Trevor Oakes consider depth perception theparisreview.org/blog/2018…
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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 library.cooper.edu/fb-reno
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It's the last day of the Fall 2023 semester. Have a wonderfully relaxing winter break and #CUin2024!
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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 ids.cooper.edu. 1st lecture is Feb. 2.
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.@ColumbiaGSAPP Professor Mabel O. Wilson thinks race is key when considering these monuments & wonders why blackness isn't in public
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.@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 cooper.edu/events-and-exhibi…
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