Maverick Colleges, L. Jackson Newell
Deep Springs: Loyalty to a Fault?, L. Jackson Newell
* Why a desert? Why a ranch?
senseless idealism?
Why all males?
Is it worth it, or
* At Deep Springs, students select and hire their temporary
professors. Are twenty-year-olds competent to run a college?
* Deep Springs is intended to educate an "elite". Is it worthwhile
for the elite to be educated separately and together?
* One of the most significant features of Deep Springs is its
isolation. Does isolation facilitate learning?
* How does such a small tight-knit sense of community affect the
experience of Deep Springs?
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