Students Erupt in Joy as Free Tuition Announced at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York announced on February 26 that all students will receive free tuition starting in August 2024, thanks to a $1 billion gift from the widow of a Wall Street investor.
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[raidirr]

Money can't buy happiness indeed, but it can change life.

[shivam_in]

Hope all the doctors from this college will pass this generosity to their patients and the cycle will continue.

[SChitTV]

She made their life happy, made my day happy just watching them scream in joy, what a career life saver!

[Heathen.Deity.]

The amount of pressure that will be lifted from these students, both during their studies and afterwards, is immense.

[Highlander-se]

Why do I feel like I am one of those medical students for I too felt so happy and excited hearing the gift from Mrs. Ruth.

[santososugianto]

God bless you all.
Thank you Prof. Ruth for your exemplary decision.

[leepham]

What a gift!! What a heart!! What a compassion!! What a great human being. We wish you all the best. Hope these young Drs will bring their bests to their communities one day.

[jaymun]

What a generous woman, GOD bless her.

[wokwithwong]

What an incredible gift that will multiply by a thousand fold and beyond where/when these future doctors and scientists will contribute to mankind.

[Fadzi]

Amazing. Amazing. Happy for all these people. May they return the favor to the community with their medical expertise.

[DiegoSanstwen]

After googling, the university's tuition fee is about 200, 000 for 4 years. That means her 1B donation can cover 5000 degrees. It's a lot, but it's not forever.

Happy for the students <3

[pacificrules]

It makes happy to see these smart and hardworking college students be in joy, especially knowing that someone does care about them and their future. My only hope is that when do become successful, that will carry the torch and do the same for other future college students. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[allgoodluck]

What an incredibly generous gift from dr ruth! Literally brought tears to my ears!

[joseho]

So incredible scene you see. Super warm.

[abigailsnail]

Look at how we celebrate education & dedication. Such a beautiful thing. I pray for the day when college can be free for everyone and anyone

[sbjin]

Can you imagine how the trajectory of these people’s lives and thousands more to come will be changed by this one generous decision? Amazing! We need more of this from the ultra rich!!

[MadCatPerson]

Before everyone started cheering, there was a guy near the front who put his hand up...I wonder what his question was! 😂😂😂🙋🙋🙋

[theonionqueen]

Dr. Gottesman has changed so many lives. What a legend.

[bmop]

Diese Spende wird in die Geschichte eingehen, so gut platziertes Geld, das der gesamten Bevölkerung zugute kommt, was für eine großartige Frau! Wir wünschen allen Schülerinnen und Schülern viel Glück und danken Ihnen für Ihre Bemühungen und Ihre Arbeit!

[vostrovostro]

beautiful gift to the life savers of tomorrow.