Cooper Union, the 152-year-old New York City college that has offered a free higher education since 1902, might begin charging tuition, its president told The New York Times on Monday. The selective college, which has strong programs in the arts, architecture, and engineering, and has only 900 students, faces major financial problems, said the president, Jamshed Bharucha, who took office in July. The proposal to charge tuition, which has drawn a storm of criticism from students and alumni, is only “one of the options on the table” and would be adopted “only as a last resort,” he said. A dozen years ago, Cooper Union stirred up similar criticism when it tried to deal with years of budget deficits—and to remain tuition-free—by
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