hiː sˈɜːvd æz dˈiːn ʌv bˈɔstən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv θɪˈɑːlədʒi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd wʌz nˈoʊn æz ðə "ɹˈɛd dˈiːn" bɪkˈʌz ʌv hɪz sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ænd pˈæsɪfˌɪst lˈiːnɪŋz.
He served as Dean of Boston University School of Theology from 1945 to 1972, and was known as the "Red Dean" because of his socialist and pacifist leanings.