Ohio State U. May Put the Brakes on New Academic Space

By Scott Carlson

When the Board of Trustees at Ohio State University meets today, it will consider a proposal that would have been radical even five years ago but now may seem entirely sensible: adding no net new academic space to the Columbus campus. In other words, if the university wants to put up a new research facility or classroom building, something else will have to come down.

Administrators emphasize that this should not be interpreted as "no growth."

"We can accommodate a lot of