New fund will help students continue their higher education at Touro University, a school committed to maintaining a safe academic environment
(Courtesy of Touro University) With antisemitism rising at college campuses across the country, Touro University today launched the Touro Safe Campus Scholarship, to help defray tuition costs of students who transfer to Touro’s New York School of Career & Applied Studies (NYSCAS) from any other college where they may no longer feel comfortable. Touro has successfully maintained a conflict-free campus focused on education and is prepared to provide financial assistance to students who seek a safe and supportive academic environment.
With a primary campus in Time Square at New York City, Touro University has over 19,000 students across 35 campuses in six states. While Touro was founded under the historic Jewish tradition of tolerance and dignity, it currently enrolls a diverse population of students from a wide range of economic, racial and religious backgrounds.
“Our students select Touro because they know they will receive a rigorous education in an environment committed to diversity of students and ideas. Students should be exclusively focused on their studies and shouldn’t be forced to experience hate and antisemitism while pursuing academic achievement,” said Dr. Alan Kadish, president of Touro University. “Like many, we’ve been appalled by the inaction of university leaders in the face of growing antisemitism and their reluctance to treat all forms of racism equally. This has inspired Touro to create new solutions that protect people seeking higher education while staying true to our school’s founding mission.”
The Touro Safe Campus Scholarship is available to students who transfer to Touro NYSCAS from another college following the school’s response to the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and its aftermath. Transfer students with a minimum 3.0 GPA or higher are eligible for this scholarship. Awards amount to 25% of tuition per semester, over and above other financial aid for which students are eligible, and can be rewarded for up to seven semesters. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA at Touro to continue receiving the scholarship and it can only be applied toward tuition. Contact Rabbi Baruch Fogel at [email protected] to learn more about the scholarship.
