Colleges Struggle With a 60's Legacy: Ugly, Wasteful, and Outdated Buildings

Renovation projects mix educational, financial, and aesthetic goals

By SCOTT CARLSON

In the 1960's, the nation's colleges were hit by an explosive growth in student population -- the baby boomers were coming of age, and a greater proportion of that generation was going to college, compared with every generation before it. There were two million students...