Mugar Hall, 1967
Mugar Hall was constructed in 1967 to provide additional classroom, office and study space for The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. It was named for Stephen P. Mugar, H1979, a major donor to the university and lifelong philanthropist.
Designed and built by Perry, Shaw, Hepburn, and Dean, Mugar Hall was constructed to connect with Goddard Hall, already in use by The Fletcher School. Mugar, built on the former site of Dean Hall, was to provide extra space for the Fletcher programs, including expanded classroom area, university dining and catering facilities, study space, and part of Ginn Library. Mugar also became home to Pound Hall, an undergraduate dining hall that closed in the late 1990s. During the construction of the Cabot Intercultural Center in the early 1980s, Mugar underwent major renovations to expand library and study space.
In 1988, Trios Cafe opened in Mugar Hall, providing students with an alternative to dining hall fare. In 1999, Trios was renovated to include barbecue facilities, and at night serves students as the Sunset Barbecue at Trios. In summer 2003, Trios was again renovated and modernized.
Mugar Hall is home to faculty offices, numerous classrooms, the John and Helen Mugar Graduate Student Computer Lab, part of Ginn Library, the Cafe, and the Wren Faculty Dining and Function Room.
Since 2000, The Fletcher School has been renovating portions of Mugar Hall. These renovations include the conversion of Pound Dining Hall into a suite of offices for the Fletcher International Business Relations program including a hi tech seminar room and the renovation of Mugar 235 classroom. In the summer and fall of 2002, one of the function rooms was converted to house the University's new Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies with funds donated by Issam M. Fares, longtime and generous benefactor of the University.