ɪn ɐn ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈuːpɚ jˈuːniənz faɪnˈænsᵻz ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn ɐ kɹˈɔs pətˈɪʃən ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɛɹɪk ʃnˈeɪdɚmən fˈaʊnd ðˈæt "pɹˈɛzɪdənt kˈæmbəl mˌɪsɪnfˈɔːɹmd ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi æz tə ðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv kˈuːpɚ jˈuːniənz faɪnˈænsᵻz, wˌɛn ðeɪ hæd səfˈɪʃənt ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən tə nˈoʊ ðə tɹˈuːθ ʌvðə skˈuːlz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli dˈaɪɚ kəndˈɪʃən."
In an investigation of Cooper Union's finances released in a cross petition on September 2, 2015, New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman found that "President Campbell misinformed the community as to the strength of Cooper Union’s finances, when they had sufficient information to know the truth of the school’s increasingly dire condition."