Talk:Byron Rushing

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Hi there. This wiki page said Byron Rushing "graduated" from Harvard and MIT. I checked the MIT alumni database which shows "Degrees: 1972, NON - No Degree Listed From Registrar, Course 11 - Urban Stud & Plan." Normally, this field explicitly lists the degree, e.g., for Susan Rushing, "Degrees: 1999, SB - Bachelor Of Science, Course 9 - Brain & Cognitive Sciences."

When a student matriculates (enrolls) but does not receive a degree, "graduated" is incorrect. Acceptable descriptions include, "attended", "Alma Mater", "matriculated", "studied at", "enrolled at", "education:", etc., but not "graduated."

If the alumni database is wrong, Mr. Rushing should ensure it is updated to be correct.

-SeattliteTungsten — Preceding unsigned comment added by SeattliteTungsten (talk • contribs) 02:56, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Rijahmazhar. Peer reviewers: Kimmecca, Lavsam.

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Hi Rijah! Really nice work so far! I think the article has a lot of good information and is organized well. I've numbered my notes so hopefully it's all easier to understand: 1. Just so you know, I made 2 small copy-edits in the career section. 2. I think you could include more information in the see also section; it seems like Byron is connected to lots of things that people would like to read more about! 3. I wonder if the section on his more political efforts (beginning with the gay rights bill) should be under a subheading? It just feels very different from his museum work and it might want that subheading to help with the transition. I also think that entire paragraph could flow a little bit better (I don't think you need to do much, maybe just some transitional phrases?). Overall, you have a lot of information and you give the reader a good understanding of the subject. Looking forward to seeing the finished product! Kimmecca (talk) 18:44, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rijahmazhar This looks great! I made a few minor changes of wording for clarity/style, but I think overall your information is very clear and uses a neutral point of view well. You also did a great job including links to a number of other pages. I would agree with Kim that a subheading in the career section might be helpful in organizing the information more clearly. Additionally, parts of the personal life section seem like they should go in the career section (giving talks about gentrification, speaking at the Human Rights Commission, etc.). Is there some way to distinguish them from his career work more clearly? Or perhaps they should be moved into the career section? Either way, I think you've made really great additions to the article! -Lavsam (talk) 03:03, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]