Oofnik@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 9 months agoNew York medical school eliminates tuition after $1bn giftwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: goodnewseveryone@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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The record-breaking donation came from a 93-year-old former professor, who is the widow of a wealthy investor.
minus-squareapis@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoSounds like it was her husband who hoarded the wealth, and that she gave it up once he left it to her. So though she’d have benefitted greatly from being married to someone so rich, that money wasn’t under her control until he died. Seems her own work was worthwhile to the community.
Sounds like it was her husband who hoarded the wealth, and that she gave it up once he left it to her.
So though she’d have benefitted greatly from being married to someone so rich, that money wasn’t under her control until he died.
Seems her own work was worthwhile to the community.