Daily News Roundup: Free Tuition Is Surprise Gift for All NYU Medical Students
August 17, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Surprise Gift: Free Tuition for All N.Y.U. Medical Students (New York Times). Plus, see the Chronicle’s coverage of the $250 million gift that sparked a successful campaign to raise enough money to cover free tuition. Also: Anonymous $3 Million Donation to Fund Tuition for University of Houston Medical School’s First Class (Houston Chronicle)
Investigation Into Trump Foundation Donations and Whether They Violated Federal Law (CNN)
Giving News
Soros Foundation to Quit Hungary by End of August (AFP)
Podcast: The Challenge of Giving Away $1 Billion (Bloomberg Opinion)
News about Museums and the Arts
Cleveland Museum of Art Unveils First ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan’ (Plain Dealer)
Abe Lincoln’s Library Faces So Much Debt, It’s Considering Selling His Stuff — Including His Hat and Gloves (Washington Post)
Tate Liverpool: the ‘Risky’ Gallery That Revived a City (BBC News)
Casanova as Case Study: How Should Art Museums Present Problematic Aspects of the Past? (Art News). Plus, see the Chronicle’s coverage of the #MeToo movement at nonprofits.
