On Nov. 13, Professor Dexter Gordon gave a talk as a precursor to the Race and Pedagogy Initiative that will take place on campus next Sept. 25-27. This conference takes place every four years and is always open to the community and campus. Gordon’s talk, “Impertinent Relations in the Liberal Arts—Our critical moment, race, pedagogy and community,” was a collaborative work between himself and Professor Grace Livingston. The work is still in the process of being put together, but that did not undermine the message that came across in the...