ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ʌv dˈiːn hˈɛnɹi kˈoʊən, ðə kˈæplən sˈɛntɚɹ ɪvˈɑːlvd ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɑːbɚt dʒˈeɪ. mɪlˈɑːnoʊ ɡɹˈædʒuːət skˈuːl ʌv mˈænɪdʒmənt ænd ˈɜːbən pˈɑːlɪsi nˈaʊ ðə mɪlˈɑːnoʊ skˈuːl ʌv ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɐfˈɛɹz, mˈænɪdʒmənt ænd ˈɜːbən pˈɑːlɪsi, wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ nˈuː skˈuːl tɹˈʌstiː ɹˈɑːbɚt dʒˈeɪ. mɪlˈɑːnoʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, hˌuː hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐdvˈaɪzɚɹi bˈoːɹd ʌvðə dʒˈeɪ.ˈɛm. kˈæplən sˈɛntɚ.
In 1975, under the leadership of Dean Henry Cohen, the Kaplan Center evolved into the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy (now the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy), which was named in honor of the former New School trustee Robert J. Milano (1912–2000), who had also been a member of the advisory board of the J.M. Kaplan Center.