July 7, 2000

Oxford Won't Award Honorary Degree to Prime Minister Blair; Russian Student Pays High Price for Grammar Mistakes; Bones From Israeli Research Collection Reburied

Britain's University of Oxford has hinted that Prime Minister Tony Blair should not expect to receive an honorary degree.

The move comes after the university was harshly criticized by leaders of Mr. Blair's Labor Party over low admissions rates for students from working-class families. In an interview with The Spectator magazine, Lord Roy Jenkins, Oxford's chancellor, said no award would be given to Prime Minister Blair. Lord Jenkins said Mr. Blair, an Oxford