Corruption, Conflict, and Budget Cuts Afflict Academe in Former Soviet Republics

Few universities have the resources or the will to reform

By BRYON MacWILLIAMS

Yerevan, Armenia

Students mass between finals along the stately approach to Yerevan State University. One stands to the side in dark, wire-rimmed sunglasses, ash gathering at the end of a cigarette holder. He is relieved to know that he will be graduating...

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