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The proposal was inspired by the results of a high-profile study conducted by the McKinsey consulting group at HLS last year. In that study, students overwhelmingly said that HLS' grading system was one of their major concerns, along with class size and faculty-student interaction.
In a faculty meeting held Friday afternoon, the proposal to change its grading policies was defeated by a vote of 30 to 19.
According to Andrew Z. Michaelson, a third-year law student who is the spokesperson of Catalyst, a student reform group, many students supported the three-tier proposal because it would eradicate a perceived arbitrariness in grading.
He said other proposals to rename the grading categories are still being considered. One such proposal would create a five-tier system, with high honors, honors/pass, pass, low pass and fail categories.
"I think my committee is enthusiastic about making significant changes in the grading system," she told The Crimson in March.