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词条 Touro College
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  1. Overview

  2. History

  3. Notable alumni

  4. Affiliates

  5. See also

  6. References

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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 and named for Isaac and Judah Touro.[1][2] It is a part of the Touro College and University System.[3]

Overview

Touro College has about 7,000 undergraduates,[4] with a teaching staff of 1,335, of which over a third are full-time.{{r|peterson}} It has about 4000 graduate students.{{r|peterson2}} About 70% of undergraduates and almost 80% of graduate students are female.{{r|peterson|peterson2}} Among undergraduates, some 4% are Asian, 15% are black, 8% are Hispanic and 64% are white.{{r|peterson}} The four-year graduation rate is 34%.{{r|usnews}}

History

Touro received its charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1971.[5] It has undergraduate offerings in Brooklyn, Queens, Los Angeles and Manhattan.[5] Alan Kadish took over as president of Touro in 2010.[5]

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.{{r|nypost|nypost2|nypost3}}

Notable alumni

  • Marc Alessi, politician
  • David G. Greenfield, member of New York City Council[6]
  • Rivy Poupko Kletenik, educator[7][8]
  • Kenneth LaValle, politician[9][10]
  • Boyd Melson, boxer[11]
  • Dmitry Salita, former pro boxer
  • Rachel "Ruchie" Freir, New York City Criminal Court judge.

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[12]

See also

  • Henry Abramson
  • Lander College
  • Marian Stoltz-Loike

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/nyregion/15lander.html |title=Rabbi Bernard Lander, the Founder of Touro College, Is Dead at 94 |author=Margalit Fox |year=2010 |work= |publisher=New York Times |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/touro-college-10142 |title=Touro College |author= |year=2013 |work=U.S. News College Campus Best Colleges |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |accessdate=February 18, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Touro College|url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/touro-college/|website=Forbe's America's Top Colleges|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=9 November 2017}}
4. ^https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/touro-college-10142
5. ^{{cite web|title=History of Touro|url=https://www.touro.edu/about/our-history/|website=The Touro College and University System|publisher=The Touro College and University System|accessdate=12 November 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml |title=David G. Greenfield District 44 Council Member Democrat |author= |year= |work= |publisher=The New York City Council |accessdate=February 23, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mussarinstitute.org/pdf/teacher_bios_2009.pdf |title=Teacher Bios |author= |year=2009 |work= |publisher=Mussar Institute |accessdate=February 23, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?/guide/item/C108/1520 |title=Seattle Hebrew Academy |author=jtnews.net |year= |work= |publisher=Jewish Transcript publications |accessdate=February 23, 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/kenneth-p-lavalle/bio |title=Kenneth P. Lavalle Biography |author= |year= |work= |publisher=NYSenate.gov |accessdate=February 23, 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://riverheadlocal.com/community/government/state-senator-ken-lavalle |title=State Senator Ken LaValle |author= |year= |work=Riverhead Local |publisher=Local Independent Online News Publishers |accessdate=February 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308145501/http://www.riverheadlocal.com/community/government/state-senator-ken-lavalle |archive-date=March 8, 2013 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/page/veteransboxing121108/army-captain-boyd-melson-fights-country-cure-spinal-cord-injuries |title= Fighting for country – and a cure: Army captain Boyd Melson boxes to raise money for spinal cord research|author=Jonathan Zalman |year=2012 |work= |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=February 23, 2013}}
12. ^Scott Jaschik, "College for Sale," Inside Higher Ed, August 1, 2007.
13. ^{{cite news|last=Italiano|first=Laura|title=Diploma Mill Scammer Sentenced to Prison in Manhattan|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/manhattan/item_pn3fMYqHC1NrlbzCLxGRvJ|accessdate=August 14, 2013|newspaper=New York Post|date=July 31, 2009}}
14. ^{{cite news|last=Italiano|first=Laura|title=College De-Greed|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/item_wTvh0jFs1nDgVuqKtC1GdL|accessdate=August 14, 2013|newspaper=New York Post|date=August 24, 2009}}
15. ^[https://www.petersons.com/college-search/touro-college-000_10003980.aspx Touro College]. Peterson's. Accessed April 2017.
16. ^[https://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/touro-college-000_10035401.aspx Touro College]. Peterson's. Accessed April 2017.
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