No tuition, no grades, no power grid: why are people flocking to a ‘college’ in the middle of the desert?
Two hundred miles from LA, an off-grid community with roots in Burning Man offers an unorthodox educational experience – is Mars College the future?
A dozen writing students perched around a collection of weather-beaten couches, laptops balancing on their knees, ready to discuss their work. Next up to read was Ira Birch, a poet sporting black boots and a shag haircut.
“I told myself I was gonna share today,” Birch said nervously, looking around the circle. “But there are a lot more people here.”
Source: Theguardian.com
Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/mars-college-california-campus