In his seven years as dean of the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, expansive, flamboyant Dwight Allen, 44, worked miracles (TIME, Dec. 21, 1970). Demonstrating a genius for fund raising, he brought in a total of $15 million in federal and foundation grants. With a flair for innovation, he transformed the small, conservative segment of the state university into a flourishing but controversial school that concentrated on urban education and minority problems and encouraged a "do your own thing" attitude among students and faculty. Wearing colorful custom-tailored African shirts, he toured the country, making as many...
Education: Mess at U. Mass
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