Furthermore, it is difficult to accommodate the trend among better law schools toward smaller classes and take advantage of the School's favorable faculty-student ratio. New teaching methods are also constrained. Library holdings have tripled. Faculty and student research, as well as heavy public use, have demanded growth in research facilities including library services and computer equipment. The School has added two premier research centers and a second scholarly journal.
Students now compete in writing and advocacy programs in a variety of fields.
Faculty are increasingly involved in interdisciplinary projects with other programs on the campus and elsewhere. Students are involved, often serving as research assistants to faculty, in the library, in the centers, and as editors of both journals. Library, student services, and research staff have grown and several faculty positions have been added since the building was constructed. Unfortunately, the present facility impedes continued progress. Rehabilitation of the old building to adapt it to the Law School's programs appears difficult and expensive, but the Fleming Building can be economically adapted to other University uses.