Early Life
Jordan was born in Chicago, Illinois to Dorothy F. Jordan and Earnest K. Jordan. Since his youth years, he has always been interested in archaeology, museums, religion, languages (especially Esperanto, Chinese, and Nahuatl). Jordan spent most of his childhood in the United States.
| “ | His charisma, humor and teaching dynamism transcends a typical college classroom through his use of imaginative extracurricular and virtual learning activities. Jordan’s dedication to the educational enrichment, advancement and learning of students, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, has made a significant impact on generations of students. In addition to his classroom success, the distinguished scholar has been instrumental in course development, co-curricular programming and the mentoring of countless teaching assistants and new faculty instructors. | ” |
| — UCSD Alumni Website |
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