Dr. Tim Jordan has been alive since January of 1959. He remembers the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, the assassination of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. also in 1968, and the first U.S. crew to land on the moon in 1969. He participated in the first Earth Day in 1970. Dr. Jordan remembers the “Munich Massacre” at the Munich Olympics in 1972, and Dave Wottle in his famous golf hat winning to gold medal in those same games in 1972 in the 800 meter run. He remembers “Secretariat,” the horse that was the first horse to claim the American Triple Crown in 1973 since “Citation” did it in 1948. Also in the 1973, as a freshman in high school, Dr. Jordan remembers wearing a winter coat and a winter hat in school, the letter of your last name gasoline rationing, gas stations closing due to not having any gas, and 55 mile mph speed limit on all highways due to the Arab Oil Embargo.
Dr. Jordan has lived a long time and experienced many things. Listen as special guest host, Tyrone Layson, interviews Dr. Jordan and learns about how things have changed and his advice for life.
Resources:
- Website: (2025). Why Americans stopped believing in the promise of higher education. USC Rossier, School of Education. https://rossier.usc.edu/news-insights/news/2025/november/why-americans-stopped-believing-promise-higher-education
- Podcast. Season 1, Episode 8. The Challenges Facing Colleges and Universities (and their customers) today: An Interview with Dr. Amy Thompson. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-8-the-challenges-facing-colleges-and-universities-and-their-customers-today/
- Blog: (2023). Jordan, T.R. The Challenges Facing Colleges and Universities (and their customers). https://1795consulting.com/the-challenges-facing-colleges-universities-and-their-customers/
- Article: (2025). Marcus, J. The looming ‘demographic cliff:’ Fewer college students and ultimately fewer graduates. NPR/WGTE. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/08/nx-s1-5246200/demographic-cliff-fewer-college-students-mean-fewer-graduates
- Video: (2025). Vyse, G. What Is the Demographic Cliff? The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/special-projects/the-different-voices-of-student-success/becoming-a-student-centric-institution/what-is-the-demographic-cliff
- Article: (2026). Tenure. American Association of University Professors. https://www.aaup.org/tenure
- Podcast: Season 1, Episode 1. An Interview with Dr. Tim Jordan. Special Guest Host, Vickie Dugat. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-1/
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- Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: https://1795consulting.com/podcast/ or wherever people get their podcasts.
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- Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.
- Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee.
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