Although generations of alumni may be lamenting the passing of the old Vanderbilt and Barnard residence halls along Alumni Lawn, there’s plenty of interest and excitement about the new facilities under construction. Planned to open in the summer of 2018, the new Vanderbilt Barnard residential college will provide housing for 340 sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as apartments for a faculty member and residential area coordinator. This is the latest project of the College Halls system, following The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, which opened in 2008 for first-year students, and Warren and Moore colleges, which opened in 2014. Photo by John Russell.