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What follows is a report on our deliberations over the current grading system and the effects it has on our legal education, as well as a flexible and open-minded proposal for change. Though we differ with the late Mr. Justice Frankfurter on what the best educational system would be...
But a system which served well is Frankfurter's time has grown increasingly inadequate. Last year's study of the grading system indicated that the problem concerned all at the Law School and had to be solved by students and faculty working together. Many of us feel that problems discussed...
We believe that the system draws critical distinctions among students prematurely, at the expense of developing talents over a three-year period. We believe that the system is a detrimental force in the lives of many first-year students; that it creates unnecessary tension, anxiety, and fear of failure in...
Berkson said he thought it is "a good, balanced committee, that includes a wide range of viewpoints." Cox is believed to be the only committee member who has made any public statement on the concept of a pass-fail grading plan.
Derek C. Bok, dean of the Law School, said last night he is calling a special meeting of the Law faculty within the next 48 hours in response to student demands for changes in the grading system.