From Across the Pond, More Hands Reach for American Dollars

Led by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, European institutions are increasing their fund raising in the United States

The 23rd-floor cafeteria in Hélène Sostarich-Barsamian's office building features panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline and a bilingual menu with authentic German fare.

Ms. Sostarich-Barsamian's job straddles the same geo-cultural divide. She and a colleague in New York form the entire staff of the Friends of Freie Universität Berlin, the fund-raising arm of the 36,000-student German university. From their base in German House, home to New York City's German

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