Touro College and University System

Touro College and University System
Touro College in New York City
Type Private
Established 1971
Endowment $14.0 million (2013)[1]
Chairman Mark Hasten
Chancellor Doniel Lander
President Alan Kadish
Undergraduates 6900[2]
Postgraduates 4000[2]
Location New York City, New York, United States
40°44′32″N 73°59′25″W / 40.7421224°N 73.9902693°W / 40.7421224; -73.9902693Coordinates: 40°44′32″N 73°59′25″W / 40.7421224°N 73.9902693°W / 40.7421224; -73.9902693
Campus New York, NY and worldwide
Colors Blue and White          
Website www.touro.edu
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem
Nursing school, Brooklyn
Kings Highway (Brooklyn)

Touro College and University System is a private university system, headquartered in New York City, New York, in the United States with branches throughout the US and in other countries. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971 and named for Isaac and Judah Touro[3][1] and it’s the largest private university in the US with Jewish roots[4]. The university initially focused on higher education for the Jewish community, but it now serves a diverse population of over 18,000 students across 30 schools in four countries.[5]

History

Touro received its first charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1971.[6]

Touro expanded, and now includes not only its flagship undergraduate college, but also the Touro Law Center, founded in 1980[7]; the School for Lifelong Education, founded in 1989[8]; Touro University California, founded in 1997[9]; and the School of Health Sciences were established, founded in 1972[10]; Touro has undergraduate offerings in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.[6]

Touro has further expanded to include Touro University Nevada, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Paris[11], Berlin, Moscow and Jerusalem[12], Los Angeles[13], and Miami[14]. "Touro University Worldwide," founded in 2008[15], is the online branch of the university system[16].

Alan Kadish took over as president of the Touro system in 2010, and in 2011 the New York Medical College, in Valhalla, New York, was acquired by the Touro family.[6]

Ranking

Touro College is ranked RNP in Regional Universities North. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence[17]. and #1 on the Time/MONEY’s Value-Added All-Stars ranking[18].

Schools

Undergraduate schools

  • Lander Institute Moscow
  • Machon L’Parnasa Institute for Professional Studies[20]
  • New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)[21]
  • Touro College Israel [24]
  • Touro University Worldwide

Graduate schools

  • Touro College of Pharmacy, in Harlem, New York City[30]

Former schools

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Touro College". U.S. News College Campus Best Colleges. U.S. News & World Report. 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Touro College. Peterson's. Accessed April 2017.
  3. ↑ Margalit Fox (2010). "Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94". New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Touro College". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Touro College". Forbe's America's Top Colleges. Forbes. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "History of Touro". The Touro College and University System. The Touro College and University System. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Touro College (Fuchsberg)". US News and World Report. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  8. ↑ Education, School For Lifelong. "SLE". sle.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  9. ↑ "Touro University California". Wikipedia. 2017-11-15.
  10. ↑ College, Touro. "Touro College School of Health Sciences Offers New Baccalaureate in Health Sciences". www.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  11. ↑ PhD, Dr. Robert Adout,. "Welcome". www.touro.fr. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  12. ↑ "About". www.touro.fr. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  13. ↑ Angeles, Touro College Los. "TCLA". tcla.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  14. ↑ College, Touro. "Touro College South Launches in Miami Beach". www.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  15. ↑ "The History of Touro University Worldwide". Touro University WorldWide. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  16. ↑ "Explore Touro University - Worldwide". Niche. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  17. ↑ "Touro College". US News and World Report. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  18. ↑ "MONEY's 2017-18 Best Colleges Where Alums Beat the Odds". Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  19. ↑ http://www.htc.edu/
  20. ↑ http://machon.touro.edu/
  21. ↑ http://nyscas.touro.edu/
  22. ↑ https://www.touro.edu/
  23. ↑ http://www.touroberlin.de/
  24. ↑ https://tci.touro.edu/
  25. ↑ http://tcla.touro.edu/
  26. ↑ http://www.tu.edu/
  27. ↑ https://tun.touro.edu/
  28. ↑ http://www.nymc.edu/
  29. ↑ http://tourocom.touro.edu/
  30. ↑ http://tcop.touro.edu/
  31. ↑ Scott Jaschik, "College for Sale," Inside Higher Ed, August 1, 2007.
  32. ↑ "David G. Greenfield District 44 Council Member Democrat". The New York City Council. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Teacher Bios" (PDF). Mussar Institute. 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  34. ↑ jtnews.net. "Seattle Hebrew Academy". Jewish Transcript publications. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Kenneth P. Lavalle Biography". NYSenate.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  36. ↑ "State Senator Ken LaValle". Riverhead Local. Local Independent Online News Publishers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  37. ↑ Jonathan Zalman (2012). "Fighting for country – and a cure: Army captain Boyd Melson boxes to raise money for spinal cord research". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
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