Article: Widow Of Billionaire David Gottesman Donates $1 Billion For Free Medical School Tuition

[DallasEast]

Widow Of Billionaire David Gottesman Donates $1 Billion For Free Medical School Tuition​

Ana Faguy | Forbes
February 26 2024

Ruth Gottesman—who inherited the money when her husband investor David “Sandy” Gottesman died in September 2022— told the New York Times her husband left her a whole portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway stock with instructions that said “do whatever you think is right with it.”

The donation will make it so all fourth-year students at the university will be reimbursed for their spring 2024 semester tuition and, starting in August, all students will receive free tuition, Einstein said.

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[Runwildboys]

Wow, she did that instead of building rockets? Awesome!

 

[dsturgeon]

I only read what you typed "The donation will make it so all fourth-year students at the university will be reimbursed for their spring 2024 semester tuition and, starting in August, all students will receive free tuition, Einstein said."

Free tuition is a stupid idea. I hope what is starting in august is reimbursement upon completion

 

[Hardline]

Better than saddling taxpayers with student debt forgiveness.