The Quiet Surge of Alternative Micro-Colleges | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera

In 2009, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and sideburns, Eric Buck pedaled his bicycle through Jamaica Plain and other crunchy neighborhoods of Boston, hanging flyers in coffee shops and on lampposts. The propaganda offered an unexpected invitation: “We’ve started a radical new college. If you’re interested in learning more, invite us to your ‘cooperative house’ to tell