Lesley University has named Sandra St Fleur as its inaugural vice president of equity, inclusion and justice, part of a Lesley agenda of “inclusive excellence” that aims to transform systems and policies to create an inclusive and antiracist campus culture.

Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to enact “Laura’s Law” Friday, requiring every hospital emergency department in the state to have entrances monitored properly by security, clearly marked and easily accessible, particularly to patients in distress.

The development company that bought more than 26 acres from the former W.R. Grace in July – including the polluted Jerry’s Pond and more than 10 acres of surrounding natural areas – plans a virtual community meeting Jan. 21 to share its plans for the land.

Plans were released this week for the building that will house a College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – an eight-story structure to be completed in 2023.

The state Legislature has passed “Laura’s Law” to require every hospital emergency department to have entrances that are monitored, clearly marked and easily accessible. The law was inspired by Laura Levis, 34, who died of an asthma attack just steps from an emergency-room door in 2016.

The developers of a proposed building of affordable housing at 2072 Massachusetts Ave., North Cambridge, say they plan to ask for a continuation of their case as it comes before the Board of Zoning Appeal at its Thursday meeting.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had far-ranging effects on how we get around Greater Boston – all of which will have to be rethought as the pandemic ebbs in the coming year.

Wait, did someone say there were four construction sites expected in Harvard Square’s most prominent two blocks, around the square’s MBTA headhouse? Add to those work the Harvard Coop has begun at its flagship store at 1400 Massachusetts Ave.

Expect a fourth Harvard Square construction site within a couple of prominent blocks as a 50,000-square-foot building at 1430 Massachusetts Ave. was announced Wednesday as sold for $45 million.

Congress has approved $15 billion in disaster relief money for independent arts venues. At the nightclubs, comedy clubs and theaters that haven’t shut down entirely, it’s falling to owners and managers to figure out what the money will mean for them.