In this episode called “The Vitality of Myth,” recorded at the Cooper Union in 1973, Joseph Campbell explores why modern life feels spiritually thin and psychologically unmoored. Campbell argues that myths lose their vitality when they are treated as literal history rather than symbolic language pointing to inner, psychological truth. When living myth collapses, the bridge between consciousness and the deeper psyche breaks down, leaving individuals and cultures without a meaningful way to face d

HISTORY visited our Great Hall to talk about President Abraham Lincoln's historic speech. | The Cooper Union

Landmark Cooper Union settlement requires protest ID checks, bans masks, and recognizes anti-Zionist discrimination as a policy violation, says Lawfare Project founder Brooke Goldstein. "One of the most groundbreaking settlement agreements of recent history." | The Jerusalem Post

Visit the architecture studio with the students of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and Mersiha Veledar AR'03 to learn about the process of making models. | The Cooper Union