February 25, 2005

Imposing an Ideology in Belarus

By BRYON MACWILLIAMS

The president of Belarus pushes universities to promote the state's views by rewriting textbooks, firing professors, and punishing students

Article: An Institution Is Shuttered for Its Western Ways

Higher education in Belarus had it relatively good, once. While the president of the newly independent country spent most of the 1990s strengthening his political grip, he largely left universities alone. Private institutions enjoyed academic freedom and international exchange. Even

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