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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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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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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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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
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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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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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