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Elena Kagan sought to reverse many of the persistent stereotypes about the school when she assumed its deanship in 2003, promising reforms.

She gave students her personal e-mail address, held office hours, successfully cut first year class sizes in half, and was given credit for a host of quality-of-life improvements at the law school, including an ice-skating rink ( during the winter ) and a beach volleyball court ( the rest of the year ) on campus, free coffee in classroom buildings, free tampons in campus public restrooms, and the renovation of several of the school's facilities.

She also managed to boost the school's involvement in international and public interest law, and hired a significant number of prominent new faculty members.