At Monday night’s Barnard Student Government Association representative council meeting, Barnard College President Debora Spar announced that Barnard wants to demolish Lehman Hall and build a brand new 11-story library and spoke about plans for a major curriculum revamp. Spar prefaced her talk by acknowledging the explosions at the Boston Marathon. “I am deeply distraught by what’s happening in Boston right now. Half of my head is in Boston, I apologize, I’m a little distracted today,” Spar said.Emma Goss has the story on Spar’s big talk.
Demolition: Barnard wants to demolish Lehman Hall and build a new 11-story library in its place, Spar announced---but the approximately $150 million price tag poses some major financial hurdles. Read the full story here.
