Starr Research Foundation at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

FORBES: Dark Day for Elevators in Big Apple

"After eighteen months of intense analysis and vigorous debate about the future of Cooper Union, the time has come for us to set our institution on a path that will enable it to survive and thrive well into the future, " Epstein said.

WSJ: Famed free NYC college to start charging tuition

After considering charging undergraduate tuition for the first time in more than 100 years, Cooper Union will instead confront a budget crisis by charging students in an expanded graduate program and adding a raft of other revenue-producing courses, the school announced Tuesday.

WSJ: Change at Cooper Union