Touro University System

Private university system headquartered in New York

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Touro University

Type| Private university system
Established| 1971; 54 years ago (1971)

Religious affiliation

| Jewish
Endowment| $44.5 million (2021)[1]
Chairman| Mark Hasten
Chancellor| Doniel Lander
President| Alan Kadish
Students| 19,000
Undergraduates| 6,400
Postgraduates| 12,600
Location|

New York City

New York

United States

40°44′32″N 73°59′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.7421224°N 73.9902693°W﻿ / 40.7421224; -73.9902693
Campus| • Headquarters & main campus and graduate school in New York City
• 11 additional graduate schools throughout US
• 8 undergraduate schools throughout US
• 3 undergraduate schools abroad
Colors| Blue and White
Mascot| Touro Bull
Website| touro.edu

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.[2][3] Its main campus in New York City is the largest private Jewish university in the US.[4] Touro initially focused on higher education for the Jewish community, but it now has 113,457 living alumni and serves a diverse population of over 19,000 students across 36 schools and 4 countries.[5] There are many branches of Touro University, including Lander College for Men and Lander College for Women.

## History

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Touro received its first charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1971.[6] It was initially headquartered at 30 West 44th Street.[7]

Touro expanded to not only include its flagship branch Touro University in New York, but also the Touro Law Center, founded in 1980;[8] the School for Lifelong Education, founded in 1989;[9] Touro University California, founded in 1997; and the School of Health Sciences, founded in 1972;[10] Touro has undergraduate offerings in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.[11]

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

Alan Kadish became 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] In 2020, it was announced a membership agreement had been signed with the New York College of Podiatric Medicine to join the university system. The transaction closed in 2021, after being approved by the U.S. Department of Education, the New York State Department of Education, and other regulators and accreditors.[16]

At the end of 2021, the college signed a lease for 243,305 square feet (22,603.8 m2; 2.26038 ha) 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.[17]

In February 2022, Touro College's charter was amended by the New York State Board of Regents to grant Touro university status.[18]

Touro University held the grand opening of its College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) Great Falls, Montana location on August 7, 2023.[19]

## Schools

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### Undergraduate schools

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3 Times Square Lander College for Women Touro Law Center Touro University, Skokie, Illinois, US Touro University Mare Island in Vallejo, California

* Hebrew Theological College, in Skokie, Illinois[20]
* 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[21]
* New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS)[22]
* Touro University, 3 Times Square, New York[23]
* Touro College Berlin[24]
* Touro College Israel
* Touro College Los Angeles, West Hollywood, California[12]
* Touro University Worldwide, Los Alamitos, California[25]

### Graduate schools

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* New York Medical College, in Valhalla, New York[26]
* Touro College of Dental Medicine, in Hawthorne, New York
* Touro Law Center, in Central Islip, New York
* Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine[27]
* Touro College of Pharmacy, in Manhattan, New York[28]
* Touro Graduate School of Education, in Manhattan, New York
* Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim, in Queens, New York
* Touro University Worldwide, Los Alamitos, California[25]
* Touro University California, Vallejo, California[29]
* Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada[30]
* New York College of Podiatric Medicine, in Manhattan, New York[31]
* Touro College Illinois[32]

### Former schools

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

## Notable alumni

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* Rachel Freier (born 1965), American judge[33]
* David G. Greenfield, former member of the New York City Council[34]
* Rivy Poupko Kletenik, educator[35][36]
* Kenneth LaValle, politician[37][38]
* James J. Malloy, retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy[39]
* Boyd Melson, boxer[40]
* Dmitry Salita, former pro boxer

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Touro College". DataUSA Touro College. DataUSA. 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
2. ^ Margalit Fox (February 14, 2010). "Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94". New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
3. ^ "Touro College - Profile, Rankings & Data". US News & World Report.
4. ^ "Touro College". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
5. ^ "At A Glance". Retrieved 10 January 2025.
6. ^ a b "History of Touro". The Touro College and University System. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
7. ^ Gardner, Sue (June 8, 1974). "Touro dean recruited his type of student to create unique college". The New York Jewish Week. p. 13\. ProQuest 371510513.
8. ^ "Touro College (Fuchsberg)". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
9. ^ "School For Lifelong Education (SLE)". sle.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
10. ^ College, Touro. "Touro College School of Health Sciences Offers New Baccalaureate in Health Sciences". www.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
11. ^ "A Campus at the Crossroads of the World". Retrieved 2025-01-25.
12. ^ a b Angeles, Touro College Los. "TCLA". tcla.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
13. ^ College, Touro. "Touro College South Launches in Miami Beach". www.touro.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
14. ^ "The History of Touro University Worldwide". Touro University WorldWide. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
15. ^ "Explore Touro University - Worldwide". Niche. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
16. ^ "Touro College & University System Announces Plan to Add New York College of Podiatric Medicine". www.touro.edu. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
17. ^ Cuozzo, Steve (2022-01-02). "Three Times Square inks ginormous deal with university". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
18. ^ "Touro College Granted University Status by New York State Board of Regents". touro.edu. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
19. ^ "Grand opening of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Great Falls". www.krtv.com/. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
20. ^ "Hebrew Theological College". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
21. ^ "Machon L'Parnasa". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
22. ^ "New York School of Career and Applied Studies". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
23. ^ "Touro University". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
24. ^ "Touro University Berlin". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
25. ^ a b "Touro University WorldWide". Retrieved 2023-02-02.
26. ^ "New York Medical College". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
27. ^ "Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
28. ^ "Touro College of Pharmacy". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
29. ^ "Touro University California". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
30. ^ "Touro University Nevada". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
31. ^ "New York College of Podiatric Medicine". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
32. ^ "Touro College Illinois". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
33. ^ "Lander College of Arts & Sciences's Rachel Freier went from being a legal secretary to an attorney and director of an all-female EMT corps". Touro College. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
34. ^ "David G. Greenfield District 44 Council Member Democrat". The New York City Council. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
35. ^ "Teacher Bios" (PDF). Mussar Institute. 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
36. ^ jtnews.net. "Seattle Hebrew Academy". Jewish Transcript publications. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
37. ^ "Kenneth P. Lavalle Biography". NYSenate.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
38. ^ "State Senator Ken LaValle". Riverhead Local. Local Independent Online News Publishers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
39. ^ "Vice Admiral James Malloy". U.S. Navy. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
40. ^ Jonathan Zalman (November 8, 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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* Touro College Los Angeles
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