CSCC mourns the loss of Professor Clifford Gordon

Columbia State Community College and the College System of Tennessee are mourning the loss of Clifford Gordon, associate professor of art, who was involved in a tragic accident while on a study abroad trip in Brazil.

Professor Gordon and three students were walking along an oceanside road and stopped to take their photographs along either boulders or a wall when a wave hit them. The three students are safe and were not seriously injured when the wave struck. Professor Gordon was swept away and search and rescue operations were launched immediately by Brazilian authorities. Unfortunately, we ha...