From a small, exclusive college for the very bright in a remote area east of Big Pine, a gender issue has gone to Inyo County Court. Deep Springs College, long an all-male school, was poised to go co-ed by a vote of the Board of Trustees when two members raised legal opposition. Last September, the […]
For men only? That’s what two trustees of the Deep Springs College board have claimed in the face of a decision by the majority of the Board to admit women to the college for the first time since its founding in 1917. National media will likely turn an eye on this gender-based, legal issue. The […]
Marked by academic excellence, hard physical work and self-governance, Deep Springs College made headlines last September when officials voted to admit women to the all-male school. A Transition Committee met recently to begin the process toward co-ed status which will not likely happen until 2013. Dave Hitz, Chair of the Deep Springs Trustees, said essentially […]
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