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Title

The University of Massachusetts School of Education: A Successful Experiment in Combating Institutional Racism

Authors

Dwight W. Allen, Eminent Scholar, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

November 2004

In 1968 the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts created a school with its prime focus on combating institutional racism. UMass graduates of color have served as presidents and deans, professors, teachers, international consultants, diplomats and ambassadors, more than validating this grand experiment.