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-squareadmiralteal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoWith a huge pot of money infinitely annuitized like this, they could literally be paying their students to attend. Maybe that’s the next frontier. Hopefully. It’s definitely the best way to ensure access to education for the poor.
With a huge pot of money infinitely annuitized like this, they could literally be paying their students to attend.
Maybe that’s the next frontier. Hopefully. It’s definitely the best way to ensure access to education for the poor.