Despite setbacks in trying to oust Marsh from his presidency of the National Academy of Sciences, Cope received a tremendous financial boost after the University of Pennsylvania offered him a teaching job.
Malia verse obstaculizado no seus intentos de expulsar a Marsh da presidencia da Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Cope conseguiu unha considerable axuda financeira despois de que a Universidade de Pensilvania lle ofrecera un posto como profesor.