Touro University System

Touro University is a private Jewish university system headquartered in New York City, with branches throughout the United States as well as one each in Germany, Israel and Russia. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971 and named for Isaac and Judah Touro. Its main campus in New York City is the largest private Jewish universities in the US,. Touro initially focused on higher education for the Jewish community, but it now serves a diverse population of over 19,000 students across 35 schools. There are many branches of Touro University, including Lander College for Men (an all-male college) and Lander College for Women (a separate all-women's college).

History

Touro received its first charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1971. Touro was initially headquartered at 30 West 44th Street.

Touro expanded to not only include its flagship branch Touro University in New York, but also the Touro Law Center, founded in 1980; the School for Lifelong Education, founded in 1989; Touro University California, founded in 1997; and the School of Health Sciences, founded in 1972; Touro has undergraduate offerings in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.

Touro has further expanded to include Touro University Nevada, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Berlin, Moscow and Jerusalem, and Los Angeles. It previously had sites in Paris, France and Miami, Florida. Touro University Worldwide, founded in 2008, is the online branch of the university system.

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. In August 2020, it was announced a membership agreement was signed with the New York College of Podiatric Medicine to join the university system. The transaction is expected to close on July 1, 2021, once it is approved by the U.S. Department of Education, the New York State Department of Education, other regulators and relevant accreditors.

At the end of 2021, the college signed a lease for at the 3 Times Square building in New York City. The goal was to consolidate many of the college's schools, currently divided among at least 35 separate locations servicing 19,000 enrolled students, into a central Manhattan campus.Cuozzo, Steve (2022-01-02). Three Times Square inks ginormous deal with university. New York Post, 2 January 2022. Retrieved on 2022-01-07 from https://nypost.com/2022/01/02/three-times-square-inks-ginormous-deal-with-university/.

In February 2022, Touro College's charter was amended by the Board of Regents to grant Touro university status.

Schools

Undergraduate schools

* Hebrew Theological College, in Skokie, Illinois
* Lander College for Men, in Queens, New York
* Lander College for Women, in Manhattan, New York
* Lander Institute Moscow
* Machon L’Parnasa Institute for Professional Studies
* New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)
* Touro University, New York, various locations in New York City
* Touro College Berlin
* Touro College Israel
* Touro College Los Angeles, West Hollywood, California
* Touro University Worldwide, Los Alamitos, Californiahttps://www.tuw.edu/

Graduate schools

* New York Medical College, in Valhalla, New York
* Touro College of Dental Medicine, in Hawthorne, New York
* Touro Law Center, in Central Islip, New York
* Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
* Touro College of Pharmacy, in Manhattan, New York
* Touro Graduate School of Education, in Manhattan, New York
* Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim, in Queens, New York
* Touro University Worldwide, Los Alamitos, California
* Touro University California, Vallejo, California
* Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada
* New York College of Podiatric Medicine, in Manhattan, New York
* Touro College Illinois, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Former schools

* Touro College South in Miami, Florida
* TUI University
* Touro University College of Medicine, in Hackensack, New Jersey (proposed, plans abandoned in 2009 and New York Medical College was purchased instead)

Notable alumni

* Marc Alessi, politician
* David G. Greenfield, former member of the New York City Council
* Rivy Poupko Kletenik, educator
* Kenneth LaValle, politician
* Boyd Melson, boxer
* Dmitry Salita, former pro boxer
* Yehiel Mark Kalish, member of the Illinois General Assembly, 16th House District, (Graduate of Hebrew Theological College)
* Rachel Freier (born 1965), American judge

See also

* List of Jewish universities and colleges in the United States
* Yeshiva University

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Universities and colleges in New York City
Orthodox Jewish universities and colleges
Educational institutions established in 1970
Universities and colleges on Long Island
Universities and colleges in Suffolk County, New York
1970 establishments in New York City