Jordan E. Clark double majors in African American Studies and Political Science at Northeastern University. Among his accomplishments, Jordan placed first in the Dean Roland E. Latham Oratory Competition and first in the African American Institute Quiz Bowl. He is the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Leadership Award and is a Legacy Mentor to underclassmen on campus. He is a 2010 scholar of the Ralph Bunche Institute and was a participant of the Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools (TRIALS) program. He aspires to attend law school.
During his first summer at the Institute, Jordan interned at the office of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. He interned at the White House in 2009.