Raymond Casimir Taras
Political science educator
Born Nov. 6, 1946, Montreal, Canada; came to U.S., 1982; son of Mieczyslaw and Stanislawa (Pacewicz); married Malgorzata (Kacprzyk); children: Michal, Krzysztof.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Universite de Montreal, 1967; Master of Arts (M.A.), Sussex University (United Kingdom), 1968; Master of Philosophy (M.Ph.), Essex University, Colchester (United Kingdom), 1974; Ph.D., University ofWarsaw (Poland), 1982.
Career: assistant prof., Essex University, 1969-72; lecturer, Coventry Polytechnic (U.K.), 1972-76; visiting prof., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1982-83; associate prof., Tulane University, New Orleans (LA), 1984 -.
Author: Ideology in a Socialist State: Poland, 1956-83, 1984; Poland: Socialist State, Rebellious Nation, 1986; Consolidating Democracy in Poland, 1995; editor, The Road to Disillusion: From Critical Marxism to Post Communism, 1992, and Nations and Politics in Soviet Successor States, 1994; over 50 scientific articles in professional journals.
Member of: American Polish Scientific Association.
Honors: fellowship, Canadian Council, 1978-80, Hoover Institution, 1990-91; grant, Polish Found. for Local Democracy, 1990.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: tennis, skiing, literature.
Home: 3322 Annunciation Street, New Orleans, LA 70115.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.