Hoping to diversify the next generation of doctors and to address the shortage of primary care physicians in underserved areas, New York University is now offering free tuition to its med students. But are enticements like free tuition enough to attract more diverse students to medicine? And is the promise of a debt-free education actually going to cause more young doctors to go into primary care?
Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion gift to Johns Hopkins, his alma mater, is part of a larger trend in which elite universities are seeking to reduce financial barriers to education. However, many schools remain financially far out of reach for most Americans of modest means.
NYU surprised stakeholders yesterday by announcing it was freeing all its current and future medical students from tuition costs, significantly benefiting both the students and the public at large.
Founded in 1998, the Cuba-based Latin American School of Medicine provides free medical education for students from around the world, including the US, provided that graduates pledge to serve low-income and marginalized communities.
Current programs designed to help low-income students afford college aren’t working well, and many of the benefits are going to higher-income individuals.
Herb Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall, make philanthropy live up to its eminence and promise by giving as elegantly and generously as they create their music.
Beginning in the Fall semester of 2016, freshman non-traditional students will be led to the option of taking ten MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for that year instead of sitting in classes or taking small online courses from Texas state universities.
America’s College Promise addresses barriers to higher education, but graduation rates alone may not address labor shortages in specific sectors.
Online education is readily available, but do free models truly benefit students and society?
Chrysler is providing a new educational benefit for employees; nonprofits should consider adding support for continuing education to their own packages.
