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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1971 |
| Endowment | $14.0 million (2013)[1] |
| Chairman | Mark Hasten |
| Chancellor | Doniel Lander |
| President | Alan Kadish |
| Undergraduates | 6900[2] |
| Postgraduates | 4000[3] |
| Location | New York City , New York , United States 40°45′02″N 73°59′45″W / 40.750528°N 73.995833°W |
| Campus | 320 West 31st Street, New York, NY 10001 |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Website | touro |
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Touro College is a private college located in New York City, with campuses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, and Long Island. Touro offers degrees in liberal arts and sciences as well as a number of professional and pre-professional programs. Degrees available include associate, baccalaureate, masters, and professional certifications.[4]
It is part of the larger Touro College and University System.
History
Touro College was founded by Orthodox rabbi and academic sociologist Dr. Bernard Lander, who named the school for Isaac and Judah Touro—Jewish community leaders and noted philanthropists in colonial America. The Touro family provided major endowments for universities, as well as the first free library in North America.[5][6]
The college’s original mission was to enrich Jewish heritage, as well as to serve the larger community. It received its charter as a private, four-year liberal arts college from the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1970, and opened its doors in 1971. Its all-male inaugural freshman class was made up of 35 Liberal Arts and Sciences students.[7]
In 1974, the Women’s Division was established at Touro.[8] Since then, the college has expanded to include schools of law, education, social work, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.[9]
Touro College first earned its accreditation in 1976, and was reaccredited in 2015.[10]
Dr. Lander served as president of Touro College until his death in 2010[11], and was succeeded by Dr. Alan Kadish.[12]
Student population, graduation rate, and financial aid
Tour College’s total enrollment, including undergraduate and graduate students, is 11,908.
Sixty-three percent of Touro undergraduate students are enrolled full-time, while 37% attend part-time. Sixty-two percent of the Touro undergrad community identify as white, 12% as Black or African-American, 10% as Hispanic/Latino, and three percent as Asian. The remaining 13% are either nonresident aliens, identify as more than one race, or are of unknown ethnicity.
Touro College has an enrollment of 6,426 undergraduates, 71% of whom are women.
The overall graduation rate is approximately 47%.[13] [14]
Ninety-one percent of full-time undergraduates at Tour are recipients of need-based financial aid, and the average scholarship or grant awarded is $9,031.[15]
Distinction between Touro College and the Touro College and University System
Touro College refers to the original flagship school, which opened in 1971, as well as its affiliate schools in New York. Since its founding, Touro has expanded to encompass colleges and universities across the United States and internationally.
These include campuses and schools in California, Illinois, Nevada, Berlin, Jerusalem and Moscow, as well as an online branch based in California, all of which are part of the Touro College and University System.
Notable alumni
- Kathleen Rice, attorney and Member of the US House of Representatives[16]
- Rachel Freier, first Hasidic woman Judge of New York City[17]
- David G. Greenfield, former New York City Councilman and current CEO of Met Council[18]
- Anne Neuberger, Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Security Agency[19]
- Kenneth LaValle, New York State Senator[20]
References
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- ^ "Touro College: Overview". US News & World Report.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Our History". The Touro College and University System.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Morais, Henry Samuel. Eminent Israelites of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Biographical Sketches. https://books.google.com/books?id=L90DAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335. pp. 335–338.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Snyder, Tamar (February 11, 2010). "Touro College Founder Succumbs at 94". New York Jewish Week. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "Touro College profile". Guidestar.org.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Touro College". Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Fox, Margalit (February 14, 2010). "Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Kratz, Elizabeth (September 15, 2016). "Teaneck's Dr. Alan Kadish: Leading Touro College to the Future". Jewish Link. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "College Navigator: Touro College". National Center for Education Statistics.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Touro College: Student Life". US News & World Report.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Touro College: Cost and Financial Aid". US News & World Report.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Kathleen Rice, US House of Representatives".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Otterman, Sharon (November 17, 2017). "Judge Ruchie, the Hasidic Superwoman of Night Court". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Bredderman, Will (July 17, 2017). "David Greenfield will leave City Council to run major nonprofit". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Horwitz, Simi (October 28, 2018). "How an Orthodox Businesswoman Rose in the Ranks at the NSA". Forward. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "New York State Senate: Kenneth P. LaValle".
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