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University President Drew G. Faust announced in December that the University would be halting construction of its $1 billion Allston Science Complex, the centerpiece of Harvard's planned 50-year expansion into Allston, due to financial troubles.
Faust announced in December that the University would be halting construction of its $1 billion Allston Science Complex, the centerpiece of Harvard's planned 50-year expansion into Allston, due to financial troubles. Harvard's endowment shrunk by 30 percent last year amidst the recession.
During his five years on the Allston Development Group, Gordon helped develop and refine the design of the Allston Science Complex as well as Harvard's broader plans for expansion in the area. He also made steps toward relocating and revitalizing the Charlesview apartment complex, and helped establish the Harvard...
Similarly, other schools like the Harvard Graduate School of Education—which was promised a piece of the Allston campus that the University envisioned in 2003—have had to reevaluate plans to reflect the changed timeline of Allston expansion.
Faculty and administrators at schools affected by the indefinite halt in Allston expansion say the problem is not unmanageable.