Jordan/Biology Hall, Indiana University

This postcard comes courtesy of an old friend and former program-mate of mine, who sends greetings from her campus (even if she, like me, hasn’t visited it in person in some time). I’m interested to see that Jordan Hall at Indiana University is named for the same person that Jordan Hall at my workplace Stanford University is named for: David Starr Jordan.

Jordan was a staunch eugenicist, which is a nice word for a racist scumbag. His scientific contributions have been overshadowed and perhaps called into question by his unscientific moral decrepitude.

A group of students and others has finally convinced the Stanford administration to rename the hall. It seems the Indiana University did similarly!