Touro University System
Private university system in New York
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 university in the U.S. 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 four countries. There are many branches of Touro University, including Lander College for Men and Lander College for Women.
History
Touro received its first charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1971. It 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 and Miami. Touro University Worldwide, founded in 2008, is the online branch of the university system.
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