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Came across this one. I'm not planning on applying, but the last two words did catch my eye. Check out their website.
Deep Springs College offers one-semester visiting appointments in any discipline within the humanities during 2006-2007. Successful candidates will teach 1-2 self-designed courses within the area of his or her expertise.
One of the most academically selective colleges in the country, Deep Springs educates 26 students (SAT's average 1500), all of whom receive full scholarships. Located in an isolated California desert valley, the college emphasizes preparation for a life of service to humanity through a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, student body self-governance, and ranch labor.
posted by Scott @ 2:39 PM
4 Comments:
I like the fact that their staff listing has one senior cowboy and two junior cowboys. I wonder how that would look on a CV.
Hard to say. They also make a big deal of mentioning the alfalfa patch multiple times and that they are vegan friendly for all meals. I assume the cows are for milk and cheese and not for beef.
I'm sort of baffled by how the place is funded and administered. Students pay no tuition if they are admitted (which partly explains why classes are so small). In addition, no faculty are tenured. There is a fixed term that any teacher can stay for. Kind of tough to keep a place going with those sorts of rules, IMHO.
Are the faculty paid, or do they just provide a room and all the alfalfa you can eat?
One assumes there is money given for services rendered. Where it comes from, nobody knows.
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