U.S. Slips in Attracting the World's Best Students. (cover story)

AUSTRALIA; NEW Zealand; INDIA; CHINA; UNITED States

Reports that American universities are facing intense competition as higher education undergoes rapid globalization. Efforts of the European Union to streamline higher education and offer American-style degree programs; Recruitment of foreign students by Britain, Australia and New Zealand; China's attempt to persuade top Chinese scholars to return home from U.S. universities; Views of analysts; The decline in foreign applications to U.S. graduate schools; Attitudes of international students; Concerns of American educators; Changes in approaches to higher education across the globe; Why rapid changes in India and China have special importance. INSET: Less Demand for America's Ivory Tower.