With regard to hiring more professors, money has been set aside, but the faculty is usually very hesitant to hire, Michaelson says.

"There is still no environmental law professor, despite a decade's worth of calls for one," he says.

Although many students appreciate the faculty's efforts to address their concerns, some students feel the benefits of the decisions already approved are questionable.

"Because only some of the measures were instituted, it seems that the decision-making process was driven more by the fact that HLS felt it necessary to keep with the times, instead of taking an active role to become a trend setter," says Daniel N. Kassabian, a third-year law student.

The faculty's pledge to institute a more flexible grading curve has been a particularly controversial point. The faculty turned down a proposal, supported by a majority of the students, to replace letter grades with a three-tiered passing grade scale.

Some students are frustrated by what they perceive as the faculty's inaction. "I think HLS falls short in all of the categories identified in the McKinsey study, but I was particularly amazed at the faculty's rejection of grading reform. Why did they do that study, again?" Hermes says.

"The level of secrecy concerning grades here is ridiculous. Reducing the tiers would not only help eliminate the sense of arbitrariness in grade assignment that students feel, but would also help eliminate the stigma associated with discussing grades," Kassabian says.

While many students have strong opinions about how the law school should be run, others believe that the details are not so important and more sweeping changes are in order.