Talk:Deborah Archer

Proposed merge of Deborah N. Archer into Deborah Archer

Duplicate articles, merging into more complete version but will keep both search terms. Innisfree987 (talk) 20:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Merge complete; conversation pending on whether page should live at Deborah Archer or Deborah N. Archer. Innisfree987 (talk) 23:53, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Deborah Archer. This search term is more likely to be searched. If necessary, create a redirect. AnotherEditor144 ^{talk contribs} 21:35, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

For some reason, there's no consensus yet. Consider keeping both search terms. AnotherEditor144 ^{talk contribs} 09:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

I agree about leaving the page here but keeping Deborah N. Archer as a search term. So far it’s looking like that’s what we’ll do just by default. Don’t worry, it’s pretty common on Wikipedia for things not to get an official closure because everyone feels ok leaving it as is, so it doesn’t always need to be said formally. A formal close is mainly necessary as part of resolving disagreement. Innisfree987 (talk) 15:51, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 14:40, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that in 2021, Deborah Archer became the first African American elected president of the American Civil Liberties Union since its founding in 1920? Source: "Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected its president." (AP)
  • ALT1:... that civil rights lawyer Deborah Archer is the first African American to be president of the American Civil Liberties Union in its 101-year history? Source: "Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected its president." (AP)

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Moved to mainspace by Innisfree987 (talk) and CaptJayRuffins (talk). Nominated by Innisfree987 (talk) at 01:51, 7 February 2021 (UTC).

• Everything checks out, and the hook is interesting. The article is free of close paraphrasing on the basis of spot checks. The two hooks are basically the same, but I think that the first hook is more punchy. Nick-D (talk) 08:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Clarification

Hi AnotherEditor144, I’m wondering if you wouldn’t mind, well, clarifying! what issue you were flagging here. I’d be happy to try to improve it, I’m just not sure what’s been asked. Thank you. Innisfree987 (talk) 21:18, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Most people does not know what "cum laude" means; i.e., jargon. AnotherEditor144 ^{talk contribs} 21:22, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Ok, I’ve rephrased and linked the term, hope that’s an improvement. Innisfree987 (talk) 22:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

@Innisfree987: Thanks. Feel free to drop by my user page, because there may be things that need improvement! AnotherEditor144 ^{talk contribs} 08:09, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Update Early life and education section

Hello editors! My name's Sara and I work for the ACLU. I would like to share some biographical information for editors to consider. Would anybody be willing to take a look at my request? I understand that I have a conflict of interest, so I'll never directly edit the article unless explicitly told to do so.

• Request: I would like to replace the current Early life and education, with the version down below. This will remove primary sources, and slightly expand the section. See below:

Early life and education

Archer was born to Delroy and Paula Archer, both Jamaican migrants, in Windsor, Connecticut. Her father worked as a machinist at Colt Manufacturing, and her mother was a processing clerk at Fleet Bank. Archer is a first-generation American citizen and college graduate.

Archer graduated Smith College in 1993 with a degree in government, and earned her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1996. At Yale, she won the Charles G. Albom Prize.

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Let me know what you think, and thanks! ACLUSara (talk) 16:14, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

@ACLUSara that looks good to me go ahead and make the edits. If there are any problems feel free to reach out to me here or on my talk page. Dr vulpes (Talk) 23:25, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Hello Dr vulpes, and thanks for taking a look here! I've made the edits with your go ahead. ACLUSara (talk) 17:22, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Career section updates

Hello editors! My name's Sara, and I work for the ACLU. I'm back with another request to update the beginning of the Career section with the following. In case you might be interested in taking a look at this request, I'm pinging you here Dr vulpes.

• Request: I would like to replace the first two paragraphs of the current Career section. My version below replaces the primary sources with the New York Times as a source where possible, and the second paragraph more accurately covers and clarifies Archer's past titles with the New York Law School, and the ACLU. See below:

Proposed version

Career

After graduating from Yale, Archer clerked for Judge Alvin W. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She then became the Marvin H. Karpatkin Legal Fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union in 1997. From 1998 to 2000, she was the assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. She then worked as an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett from 2000 to 2003.

Archer joined New York Law School (NYLS) as a member of the faculty in 2003 and was appointed professor of law in 2007. She directed the Racial Justice Project, co-directed the Impact Center for Public Interest Law Center, and was the inaugural dean of diversity and inclusion.

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Let me know if you have any questions, and thanks! ACLUSara (talk) 15:43, 21 September 2026 (UTC)