Mariah Cain, Staff Writer
Former professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ruth Gottesman, announced that she would be donating $1 billion to the school. Through this donation, all four-year medical student’s education is now tuition-free.
Gottesman, 93, is the widow of Berkshire Hathaway investor David “Sandy” Gottesman. “I am very thankful to my late husband, Sandy, for leaving these funds in my care, and I feel blessed to be given the great privilege of making this gift to such a worthy cause,” said Gottesman.
