University of Massachusetts will build honors college facility on Amherst campus

From The Boston Globe: The University of Massachusetts Amherst plans to build a $182 million special complex to house and teach its most elite students, an effort to bolster the university’s academic standing and national reputation. The 490,477-square-foot building will include rooms for 1,500 students in the Commonwealth Honors College. The building, scheduled to open in 2013, will include two faculty apartments, nine classrooms, and student services offices. It also will feature a cyber café and lounge space for students to meet and study together.