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freedoms. Taylor urged students to advocate for their own academic rights and the rights of their professors, stating in his speech to students in 1951, "I have one last thing to say. I believe that the most important possession we have at Sarah Lawrence College is our political and intellectual independence and our freedom to carry out a democratic educational program. We can only preserve this independence and this freedom if we all stand together as students and faculty against the attacks on this freedom from whatever quarter they may come." Sarah Lawrence students wrote letters and articles, including a few published by
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integrity may not be deprived of any rights they hold as citizens of this country, including the right to belong to any legal political organization of their own choosing." In 1953, eleven faculty members of Sarah Lawrence College were issued subpoenas to attend a hearing by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee: Paul Harvey Aron (professor of history), Adele Brebner (professor of literature), Irving Goldman (professor of anthropology), Horace Gregory (professor of Poetry), Bert James Loewenberg (professor of history),
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Taylor became a well-loved president and teacher at Sarah Lawrence and was "renowned for remembering the name of every student on campus." Taylor was also known for his "movie star looks," which may have contributed to rumors of his affairs with female students, faculty, and staff. He married Grace
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informed the college community on the accusations and other useful information. Taylor kept alumni of Sarah Lawrence College and parents of students informed on the state of the college and advised them on opposing the claims which were being made. The Citizens' Committee of Bronxville and Yonkers
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In the 1960s, Taylor founded and chaired the Committee of Peace Research, which was sponsored and funded by the Institute for World Order and the National Research Council on Peace Strategy, for which he also served as a chairman. Taylor also cofounded the Peace Research Institute, which combined
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Taylor resigned his presidency at Sarah Lawrence College in 1959. He traveled internationally to meet with political and intellectual leaders and to speak on education and the problems the world faced. Taylor traveled to the Soviet Union, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He became a
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Taylor hired a lawyer to defend and advise accused Sarah Lawrence faculty members, and organized the conference "Democracy and Communism in the Modern World," which brought together over 300 professionals and students from 40 educational institutions to discuss McCarthyism's attack on academic
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In 1952, Taylor and the board of trustees at Sarah Lawrence College presented the revised Sarah Lawrence College Statement on Academic Freedom, supporting the rights to freedom of speech and the rights of Sarah Lawrence professors, “teachers who meet the test of candor, honesty, and scholarly
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and received his Bachelor of Arts in 1935. He received a Moss Scholarship for his "accomplishments as an athlete, musician, writer, and student," which funded his research for his Master of Arts in 1936, also at Toronto. After completing his Master's, Taylor received a fellowship to study
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In 1945, Taylor became the president of Sarah Lawrence College, replacing President Constance Warren. Taylor was the youngest president of an American college at the time. While president of the college, Taylor continued teaching courses in philosophy at Sarah Lawrence and also at the
53:'s Department of Philosophy in 1939, where he taught "social philosophy, aesthetics and the philosophy of George Santayana" for six years. During World War II, Taylor left the university on temporary leave to conduct research for the National Defense Research Council. 268:
and cofounded the National Committee for the Support of Public Schools. In the 1970s, he founded and chaired the United States Committee for the United Nations University, and continued to work on a pilot for a "World College in collaboration with twenty-three
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signed a petition in 1952 that called for an end to the investigation and interruptions in education. The efforts of Taylor, Sarah Lawrence community members, and others led Sarah Lawrence College to be awarded a special citation by the
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and earned a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1938 with his dissertation "The Concept of Reason and Its Function in 17th and 18th Century Philosophy and Literature." Taylor was offered a teaching position with the
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Muriel Thorne in 1941, but divorced later on. Harold Taylor was also known for walking around campus accompanied by his giant dog, a friendly and unofficial mascot at Sarah Lawrence College.
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with the Institute for Policy Studies He also served as an advisor on human rights for the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation.
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visiting professor at overseas universities and lectured in social philosophy and education. From 1962 to 1963, Taylor hosted the
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as a special consultant on human rights issues. He led the integration of the first male students at the college under the
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A patron of the arts and a supporter of arts in education, Taylor wrote on these themes, including his work titled
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In 1954, Taylor, faculty, staff, and students at Sarah Lawrence College petitioned to expel or censure Senator
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Taylor held many leadership positions in dance and theater in New York, including president of the
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The World and the American Teacher: The Preparation of Teachers in the Field of World Affairs
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The World and the American Teacher: The Preparation of Teachers in the Field of World Affairs
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Taylor founded and served as director for the Center for International Service at
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member countries." Taylor's vision of a "World College" is described in his book
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Dance Theater, a trustee of the New York Studio School, and Vice Chairman of the
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published the article "Do Colleges Have to Hire Red Professors?" in the magazine
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Taylor (1950) Essays in Teaching, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York.
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http://nepr.net/audiofiles/2014/03/13/the-student-revolution-harold-taylor/
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to the National Committee on Art Education and in 1960 Taylor published
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In 1950, Taylor edited and published a collection of essays, called
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Born in Canada in 1914, he studied philosophy and literature at the
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and a more progressive environment. Taylor also worked with
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continued, more professors from Sarah Lawrence College,
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The Humanities in the Schools: A Contemporary Symposium
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for a "powerful effort in behalf of academic freedom."
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Students without Teachers: A Crisis in the University
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Students without Teachers: A Crisis in the University
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A University for the World: The United Nations Plan
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A University for the World: The United Nations Plan
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Index

Sarah Lawrence College
McCarthyism
University of Toronto
University of Cambridge
University of London
University of Wisconsin
New School for Social Research
racial integration
Eleanor Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson II
G.I. Bill
Horace Gregory
Helen Merrell Lynd
Rudolf Arnheim
Stephen Spender
Norman Dello Joio
Louis Budenz
The American Legion
McCarthyism
University of Chicago
Harvard
Wellesley
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Helen Merrell Lynd
Lois Barclay Murphy
Muriel Rukeyser
Mark Slonim
American Civil Liberties Union
Museum of Modern Art
Joseph McCarthy

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