… six others Letters and Science departments that are now spread out over campus and will also have some strong teaching spaces. This is a very long awaited project. In fact, The last time we built a new academic building for humanities departments was in the College of Letters and science was 50 years ago. Moving on to obstacle number two. Helping our students thrive as learners, community members and people. Look, there's no doubt it's been a rough few years all around, especially given the many challenges produced by the pandemic. (20:09–20:18)
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