Board of Trustees
Deep Springs College is managed by the Deep Springs Corporation, a 501(c)3 California non-profit public benefit charitable corporation. The Board of Directors delegates day-to-day administration of the College to the Deep Springs President, along with the Student Body, the Academic Dean, and the Director of Operations. The Student Body President and Labor Commissioner meet regularly with staff to prioritize work, plan college functions, and resolve issues that arise for the entire College community.
The Student Body has always been represented on its governing board. Every six months, the Student Body selects one of its members to serve for a one-year term, so that there are always two students on the board staggered by half a year. Student Board members are full participants with full voting rights, attendance, correspondence, and decision-making. One or both of the student board members is on every Board committee. Usually one student sits on each major standing committee: Budget & Operations and Academic Affairs. A student also serves on the Agenda and Succession Executive Committee.
Non-student members of the Deep Springs Board serve rotating four-year terms. Members typically come from a variety of disciplines including education, business, non-profit administration, law, and the sciences. On average, half the members are alumni. The Board meets twice a year on campus and is responsible for fiscal and policy oversight. Current board members are listed below.
L.L. Nunn established a trust upon his death in 1925 for the benefit of the students of Deep Springs. In 1966 the Deep Springs Trustees established the charitable non-profit corporation that operates the College for the benefit of the student body.
Current Board Members
| Dan Fulwiler, DS85, Chair | CEO, Esperanza Health Centers (Chicago, IL) |
| Jefferson Cowie | James G. Stahlman Professor of History, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
| Marcella David | Provost, Columbia College (Chicago, IL) |
| John “Dewey” Deweese, DS07 | Addictions Nurse Practitioner MGH (Boston, MA) |
| Aron Fischer, DS95 | Partner, Patterson Belknap LLP (New York, NY) |
| Lynn Huntsinger | Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management, Russell Rustici Chair in Rangeland Management, UC Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) |
| Lana Mahoubha, DS21 | Deep Springs Student Body (Los Gatos, CA) |
| Brighde Mullins | Professor and Director of the Literary Editing & Publishing Program, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Katie Peterson | Professor of English, University of California (Davis, CA) |
| Drew Storino, DS22 | Deep Springs Student Body (Sebastopol, CA) |
| Eric Swanson, DS65 | Co-Founder/Director for Research, Open Data Watch (Gig Harbor, WA) |
| Mark Taylor, DS72 |
Senior Consultant and Past President, SynTerra Corporation (Greenville, SC) |
| Felicia Wong | President & CEO, The Roosevelt Institute (New York, NY) |
Communications for the board may be directed to Jonathan “Dewey” DeWeese, TDS Secretary at TDS_Secretary@deepsprings.edu.
Accreditation
Deep Springs was first accredited as a college in 1957. Currently Deep Springs is fully accredited through 2024 as a degree granting two-year institution, by the ACCJC of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. After completing the two-year program at Deep Springs, our students typically transfer to a four-year university or college to complete their undergraduate education.
Our current accreditation status may be independently confirmed here.
Complaints: The ACCJC makes it possible for students and members of the public to file complaints about Deep Springs. A complaint form, along with further information about the complaint process, may be accessed here.
Accreditation Standards: Read the ACCJC’s Accreditation Standards here.
Reports and Other Accreditation Documents
Deep Springs College 2017 Action Letter from ACCJC Reaffirming Accreditation
Deep Springs College 2017 Comprehensive Evaluation Visit Report
Deep Springs College 2017 Accreditation Self-Study
Deep Springs College 2014 Action Letter from ACCJC Reaffirming Accreditation
Deep Springs College 2014 Midterm Accreditation Report
Deep Springs College 2011 Action Letter from ACCJC Reaffirming Accreditation
Deep Springs College 2011 Comprehensive Evaluation Visit Report
Deep Springs College 2010 Accreditation Self-Study