Touro College
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Touro College is a Jewish-sponsored independent institution of higher and professional education, in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by Dr. Bernard Lander, the College was established primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American community. Over 21,000 students are currently enrolled in the various schools and divisions of Touro College.
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[edit] History
Touro College was chartered by New York State in 1970. In 1971 the College opened with a class of 35 Liberal Arts and Sciences students. Since its inception, the College has demonstrated significant growth. A Women’s Division was added to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Schools of General Studies, Law and Health Sciences, as well as three osteopathic medical schools in California, Nevada, and New York were subsequently organized. The College organized sister institutions in Germany (Berlin), Israel and Russia (when it was part of the Soviet Union). The School for Lifelong Education, offering a non-traditional mentored-based program, was organized in Fall 1989.
The College takes its name from Judah Touro and Isaac Touro, Jewish community leaders of colonial America, who represent the ideals upon which the College bases its mission. Inspired by the democratic ethos enunciated by founding US President George Washington at Newport, Rhode Island when he visited the Touro Synagogue in 1790, the Touro family provided major endowments for universities, the first free library on the North American continent, community health facilities in the United States, and pioneering settlements in Israel. Touro College is currently working on their medical school in New Jersey as well. Also a Pharmacy program is awaiting its accreditation.
[edit] Controversies
On July 16, 2007, Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced indictments against ten current or former employees of Touro College, including the former director of admissions and the former director of the computer center at a Manhattan college, who were allegedly part of a scheme that involved forging transcripts and altering grades for payments ranging between $3,000 and $25,000. Three Touro College students also were indicted, along with three New York City Public School teachers.
Micheal Cherner and Andrique Barron were charged with computer trespass, three counts of commercial bribe receiving in the first degree, seven counts of computer tampering in the third degree, and 10 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. However, according to his attorney he was just testing the systems. He was the director of admissions for Touro College, New York School of Career and Applied Studies, between 1994 and 2007. [1][2][3]
[edit] See also
- Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Central Islip, NY
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY
- Touro University College of Medicine, Hackensack, NJ
- Touro University
- Touro University California, Vallejo, CA
- Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV
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