In Minsk, an ‘Underground University’ Goes Its Own Way, at Its Own Risk

by E Wayne Ross on May 1, 2009

The Chronicle: In Minsk, an ‘Underground University’ Goes Its Own Way, at Its Own Risk

The 50 faculty members of the unofficial, unapproved Belarusian Collegium teach in secret and in Belarussian — which is illegal to use in the classroom. If convicted of teaching at the underground institution, they face up to three years in jail.