As Lesley University prepares to sell property to pay for part of a campus renovation, one interested group has already stepped forward: the City Council.

Public meetings this week look at changing recently passed Affordable Housing Overlay zoning, buying Lesley University property, campaign finance reform, permitting for an arts and lab building in Kendall Square, the fate of Temple Bar and more.

Lesley University plans to remake its three Cambridge campuses over the next five years, selling property and renovating buildings with a team of architects, designers and real estate professionals after meeting with community groups. 

After closing mid-March of 2020 to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Harvard Art Museums are expected to reopen to the public Sept. 4.

Lesley University is adding an interactive media program to its College of Art and Design starting in the fall, to be led by six faculty from the closing Becker College, Lesley announced Tuesday.

Public meetings this week look at legalizing magic mushrooms, a delivery-driven street name change, trust and transparency around kids’ social-emotional health; town-gown reports from four institutions; ‘Green Roofs’ zoning petition; and Landmarking St. Augustine’s.

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.

Though some Cambridge arts organizations enter the holidays with $15 billion in Save Our Stages disaster recovery upended by the White House as part of a larger political war, there are still presents being delivered in a year defined by doors locked against the spread of coronavirus.

Lesley University has received a $3 million gift from Gay Su Pinnell through her charitable fund to endow a Fund for Reading Recovery and Literacy at Lesley and support its existing Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative.

The Harvard Art Museums will remain closed to the public until at least Dec. 31 in alignment with the university’s safety planning, according to a Wednesday press release, and continues to point people to its online offerings.