Touro College
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| Type | Private |
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| 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°44′32″N 73°59′25″W / 40.7421224°N 73.9902693°WCoordinates: 40°44′32″N 73°59′25″W / 40.7421224°N 73.9902693°W |
| Campus | 27-33 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Website |
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Touro College is a private college of higher and professional education in New York City, New York, in the United States. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971.[4][1] It has about 6900 undergraduates, with a teaching staff of 1335, of which over a third are full-time.[2] It has about 4000 graduate students.[3] About 70% of undergraduates and almost 80% of graduate students are female.[2][3] Among undergraduates, some 4% are Asian, 15% are black, 8% are Hispanic and 64% are white. The undergraduate acceptance rate in 2015 was approximately 34%.[1]
In 2007, at least two school employees were found in an internal college audit to have accepted bribes to change grades and provide fake degrees. They were handed over for prosecution by the college, and were subsequently convicted and imprisoned.[5][6][7]
Alumni
- Marc Alessi, politician
- David G. Greenfield, member of New York City Council[8]
- Rivy Poupko Kletenik, educator[9][10]
- Kenneth LaValle, politician[11][12]
- Boyd Melson, boxer[13]
- Dmitry Salita, former pro boxer
Affiliates
- New York Medical College Valhalla, New York
- Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, New York
- Touro University California, Vallejo, California
- Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada
- TUI University Former online subdivision sold in 2007 and now replaced by Touro University Worldwide[14]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Touro College". U.S. News College Campus Best Colleges. U.S. News & World Report. 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Touro College. Peterson's. Accessed April 2017.
- 1 2 3 Touro College. Peterson's. Accessed April 2017.
- ↑ Margalit Fox (2010). "Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94". New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ↑ Greene, Leonard (November 15, 2010). "School for $candal". New York Post. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Italiano, Laura (July 31, 2009). "Diploma Mill Scammer Sentenced to Prison in Manhattan". New York Post. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Italiano, Laura (August 24, 2009). "College De-Greed". New York Post. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ "David G. Greenfield District 44 Council Member Democrat". The New York City Council. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Teacher Bios" (PDF). Mussar Institute. 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ jtnews.net. "Seattle Hebrew Academy". Jewish Transcript publications. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Kenneth P. Lavalle Biography". NYSenate.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ "State Senator Ken LaValle". Riverhead Local. Local Independent Online News Publishers. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Scott Jaschik, "College for Sale," Inside Higher Ed, August 1, 2007.
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