Chartered in 1970, Touro College opened in 1971 with an enrollment of 35 students. Under the direction of its founder and president, Dr. Bernard Lander, Touro developed into a major institution which includes the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Jewish Studies, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology; the School of Health Sciences; the School for Lifelong Education, and the Touro Law School. Touro College offers separate Men’s and Women’s Divisions with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn.