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Career Ready: Alumni Offer Guidance in Annual Alumni Dinner Series

February 20, 2024

Maintaining a high GPA is critical to success in college, but networking skills are key to professional and career success. At Touro’s Lander College for Men (LCM), students are primed for both. Top academics are combined with opportunities to interact with alumni who are excelling in their fields. Last week, dozens of dedicated alumni returned to Lander to share their professional experiences with 150 current students. Over the course of “Lander Career Week,” students attended dinners with accomplished LCM alumni in various professions, including medicine, law, accounting, dentistry, finance, computer science, psychology, actuarial studies and engineering.

Changing Lives Through Medicine

December 04, 2023

Aharon Price, LCM 2024, shares the important reason he chose reproductive medicine as a career and the many ways Touro is helping him prepare for his professional journey.

Bridging Wisdom and Faith

November 27, 2023

Gabe Lovy, a pre-law student and active member of the Student Government Organization at Touro’s Lander College for Men, shares his thoughts and a range of perspectives from other student leaders on the school’s Chizuk Chaburahs—where the intellectual and spiritual converge.

Lander College for Men Launches New Program for Sephardic Students

October 25, 2023

A new Sephardic Program made its debut at the Lander College for Men (LCM) Beis Medrash L’Talmud this fall. The program will serve Sephardic students by providing unique offerings that respect their rich and vibrant customs and culture while seamlessly integrating them into the rest of the yeshiva’s programs with their Ashkenazi peers.

Touro’s Lander Colleges Launch Finance Alumni Network

July 13, 2023

The Lander College Finance Alumni Network launched last month with dozens of Touro alumni gathering on a Manhattan rooftop to shmooz, enjoy sushi and most importantly, make professional connections.

Making a Difference

June 23, 2023

The accomplishments of Lander College for Men’s class of 2023 were recognized during a special reception and ceremony on June 4 held at the school’s campus.

Daniel Sokel Named 2023 Valedictorian of Touro’s Lander College for Men

May 25, 2023

Daniel Sokel’s deep-rooted curiosity about people and human nature has been a constant throughout his life, propelling his exploration into the intricacies of psychology.

Tristate High School Students Face Off in Science Olympiad

March 27, 2023

More than a hundred students from 11 high schools in New York and New Jersey competed last month in the Jewish Education Program-Lander College for Men (LCM) Science Olympiad competition. They spent hours vying for the top spot and at the end of the day, Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy (SAR) finished first, with the Frisch School in Paramus coming in second, followed by North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great Neck, and SKA High School for Girls in Hewlett, respectively.

Lander College for Men Alumni Return to Campus for Career Series

February 28, 2023

Students at Touro’s Lander College for Men (LCM) had the opportunity to learn firsthand what it takes to succeed in a variety of professions at LCM’s week-long Alumni Career Series, held this month. Twenty-seven alumni in 13 different fields presented to a group of 175 students, who gained a true understanding of the years of study and practical experience required to train for a profession.

First Free Finance E-Textbook to Guide College Students and Amateur Finance Enthusiasts Alike

February 02, 2023

Professor Kenneth Bigel has done just about everything in the field of finance—taught college-level courses for 25 years and worked as a fixed income analyst at Bankers Trust (now part of Deutsche Bank), a strategic planner at Ford Motor Company, an asset manager at Prudential Securities and served on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) board of arbitrators. He has a private financial planning practice and even served as a visiting scholar in various universities across the U.S., Europe and China.