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Everyone knows that law school isn’t a cakewalk. But for students at Harvard Law School (HLS), genuine dissatisfaction was the rule rather than the exception. In the wake of such strong student discontent, the University commissioned a study by McKinsey & Co.—the results of which were released last year—to find ways to improve the law school experience. A recent initiative responding to that study attempts to address major issues for students, but in some areas, the program does not go far enough...
McKinsey reportedly recommended that HLS refocus its programs on basic educational issues, hire more faculty, revamp its regressive grading system and improve quality of life. The new initiative, the brainchild of HLS Dean Robert C. Clark, addresses the first two of these concerns...
...initiative places each first-year in a college of approximately 80 students, with whom they will share their introductory courses and common faculty. (Formerly, first-years were in sections with 140 students.) By slashing the size of classes and hiring 15 new professors, HLS should be able to construct a more intimate, interactive environment that fosters mentoring relationships between students and faculty. Additionally, the master of each college will teach a first-year course, further strengthening administrative ties to first-years...
...most pressing problems at the law school: an inadequate social life, a lack of non-academic advising, and a fiercely competitive grading system. Despite the plan’s provisions for increased student space, many students are still concerned about quality-of-life at the law school. HLS has not decided whether the new plan will provide greater personal and professional advising. And since a proposal to revamp HLS’ grading system was defeated last year, there has been no movement in this area beyond a recommended grading curve. The current system of narrow grading tiers creates an extremely...
...have to give them a choice to say yes to," agrees Robert C. Bordone, deputy director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project and Beal lecturer at HLS. "Its easier to find the stick than the carrot...