The Power of a Neighborhood

Villanova's 9-year battle to build a new law school shows how institutional priorities often conflict with what residents want

With its low ceilings and faded-green hallway tiles, Villanova University's law-school building, Garey Hall, resembles an old Catholic high school. Unfortunately for Villanova, the comparison tends to surface in online discussion boards for prospective students, where the school otherwise receives high marks for its academics and the employment prospects of its

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