The current strategic plan is not building-specific, but Summers said all law school planning—both current and future—must be compatible with long-term Allston development.
“We need to think about the appropriateness of [proposed] buildings, given that there will be decisions made about Allston in the future,” Summers says.
But Summers said he will not make approval of HLS’s strategic plan—including the capital campaign—contigent on the law school’s acceptance of a move to Allston.
And the final fate of Allston—regardless of law school opposition—rests with him.
“Ultimately, I and the Corporation will make the decision about how the land is used,” Summers says.
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—Staff writer Matthew F. Quirk can be reached at quirk@fas.harvard.edu.