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Valerie Jarrett is not Iranian-American

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This article says she is Iranian American. Because she was born in Iran to American professors who we teaching in Iran? Iran does not grant citizenship to anchor babies or their parents. You have to be born from and Iranian father or mother to be considered a citizen. Please correct this obvious mistake! She is American through and through. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.126.158 (talk) 23:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly, she is in no way shape or form Iranian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF (talk) 02:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

EUGENICS

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SAUDI ARABIA MONEY TO GET OBAMA IN HARVARD 2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E (talk) 00:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Recent vandalism

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Hi editors, I noticed someone recently changed Jarrett's middle name to "Caesar". This is not correct. Would an editor be willing to revert on my behalf since I have a conflict of interest (I am here on behalf of the Obama Foundation via SKDK)? I'd really appreciate it. SKDK PH (talk) 17:43, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Encoded  Talk 💬 21:50, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Encoded: thanks! SKDK PH (talk) 16:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Encoded: the article has been vandalized in the same way again. Would you mind fixing this like you did for my colleague? I'd appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 20:07, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done If this continues I'd recommend requesting the page to be protected at WP:RPP. Encoded  Talk 💬 22:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Encoded: Thanks for doing that! I will look into that if it happens again. Would you happen to have any interest in looking at my other request on this Talk page? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 19:34, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Encoded: Another week, another case of the same vandalism. I made a request for page protection, but in the interim would you be willing to revert this? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 18:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SKDKRachel:  Done. FYI, you are allowed to directly edit the page to remove unambiguous cases of vandalism or violations of WP:BLP. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ARandomName123: thanks for doing that and thanks for letting me know! I will keep that in mind for the future as well. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago politics

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Hi editors, I'm Rachel. I work with SKDK PH. I'm here to request some updates to the article, and the first one I thought I'd take a look at is in the Chicago municipal politics section. Right now, there's no source for Jarrett hiring Michelle Obama while working for the City of Chicago. I request that we add a source for that, and change "private law firm" to "Sidley Austin". I found this Sun-Times source noting Sidley Austin, and this Chiacgo Magazine source noting that Jarrett hired Michelle Obama.

I'd also like to request an update to the years Jarrett led the planning department, which spanned 1991-1995, as supported by this Crain's Chicago Business source. Please let me know what you think. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Encoded  Talk 💬 21:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Encoded: Thanks so much! SKDKRachel (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Business administration

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Hi editors, I had a couple of small requests for the Business administration section. First, can we capitalize "The" in "The Habitat Company"? That is the proper name. Second, can we add a brief note about Jarrett being chair of the Chicago Transit Board and being a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as supported by this Chicago Tribune article? Please let me know what you think! SKDKRachel (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:53, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ARandomName123: Thanks so much for doing that! SKDKRachel (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Post-Obama administration

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Hi editors, I had a couple of requests to reorganize and update the Post-Obama administration section a bit. I'm thinking to be the most accurate the whole section should be something closer to this:

Since leaving the White House, Jarrett has volunteered as a senior advisor to the Obama Foundation.[1]

She joined the board of directors of Ariel Investments,[2] 2U, Inc.,[3] Lyft,[4] Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,[5] Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen,[6] and is a member of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women advisory council.[7]

She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women,[8] chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation,[9][10] and a senior advisor to ATTN:.[11] In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.[12][13]

In July 2017 Jarrett signed a deal with Viking Press for her book titled Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward.[14] It was published in 2019.[15]

In December 2020, following the announcement that Obama Foundation President Wally Adeyemo would be nominated to become Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Foundation announced that Jarrett would take over his duties on an interim basis until a successor can be found.[16] Jarrett has served as chief executive officer of the Foundation since 2021 and is a member of the board of directors.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Catching up with Valerie Jarrett". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Valentina Zarya (December 7, 2017). "Exclusive: Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Joins Board of Tech Company 2U". Fortune. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Obama adviser joins Lyft Board of Directors". NBC News. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Peggy McGlone (January 17, 2017). "Obama names Jarrett, Rice to Kennedy Center Board of Trustees". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Chen, I-Chun (October 30, 2020). "Walgreens Boots names Valerie Jarrett to its board". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Holland, Frank (April 4, 2023). "Goldman Sachs invests $2 billion in Black women-owned businesses — the first chapter of a bigger plan". CNBC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Katie Mettler (March 1, 2018). "Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen announce second United State of Women Summit in L.A." The Washington Post.
  9. ^ Jennie Neufeld (July 19, 2018). "Michelle Obama may not want to be your president, but she still wants you to vote". Vox.
  10. ^ Linskey, Annie (March 11, 2021). "Obama alumni group reshuffles as the Biden administration launches". Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  11. ^ John Bowden (May 16, 2017). "Valerie Jarrett joins media startup as senior adviser". The Hill.
  12. ^ Janssen, Kim. "Valerie Jarrett joins University of Chicago Law School". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  13. ^ "Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to President Obama, to join University of Chicago Law School". UChicago News. December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "Valerie Jarrett signs book deal". POLITICO. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  15. ^ Bowean, Lolly (April 1, 2019). "Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett's new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "Valerie Jarrett To Lead Day-to-Day Management of the Obama Foundation". Obama Foundation (Press release). Chicago. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  17. ^ Sweet, Lynn (August 9, 2023). "Obama Foundation, fueled by two mega-donors, has record fundraising year in 2022". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Valerie Jarrett". Obama Foundation. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
Note: The missing source is the :0 source already used in the article.

This helps flesh out her board memberships more, notes that the book was published, and that she did become CEO of the Obama Foundation. Overall I think it helps make the section more complete and accurate. Please let me know what you think! Happy to answer what questions I can. SKDKRachel (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 20:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@P,TO 19104: Thank you for reviewing and making those changes! SKDKRachel (talk) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Smaller tweaks

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Hi editors, I noticed a couple of smaller things that aren't quite right or could be tweaked to improve the article.

In the Early life and education section: Jarrett moved to Chicago in 1962, not 1963. The Time source cited is incorrect. I have not been able to locate a source that explicitly says she moved to Chicago in 1962, but Politifact notes that Jarrett's father took a job at the University of Chicago in 1962, as does her father's obituary in The Washington Post, and this Vogue article lays out a timeline that would place Jarrett in Chicago in 1962 as well: "In 1955, the couple moved to Shiraz, Iran, where they stayed for six years as part of a program that sent American doctors to developing nations. When Valerie, their only child, was five, they moved to London for a year and then resettled back in Hyde Park…"

Do editors think this is sufficient to change the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962?

I am also wondering if editors think "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" is appropriate for the article.

In the Advisor to Barack Obama section, would editors consider changing that Jarrett was "one of" Obama's longest serving advisors, to simply "was Obama's longest serving advisor", as supported by this ABC News source and this CBS News source?

In the Introduction, would editors consider the following tweaks in bold?

Valerie June Jarrett (née Bowman; born November 14, 1956)[1] is an American businesswoman and former government official serving as the chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation since 2021.[2] She was the longest-serving senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama. She was assistant to the president for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs, overseeing the office of the same name, and chaired the White House Council on Women and Girls.[3] Before that, she was the chief executive officer of The Habitat Company and served as a co-chair of the Obama–Biden Transition Project.[4][5]

She has been the CEO of the Obama Foundation since October 2021.

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, William (August 21, 2014). "Valerie Jarrett: The woman who stays for dinner". www.skyhinews.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Leadership".
  3. ^ Montopoli, Brian (March 11, 2009). "Obama Creates Council On Women And Girls". CBS News. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Terry, Don (July 27, 2008). "Insider has Obama's ear: What's she telling him?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  5. ^ King, John (November 9, 2008). "Obama wants Valerie Jarrett to replace him in Senate". CNNPolitics.com.

I think these changes help the introduction be more accurate and they remove a redundant sentence. @Encoded and P,TO 19104: pinging you both since you have reviewed my requests in the past. Thanks in advance for your consideration! SKDKRachel (talk) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@AlphaBetaGamma: thanks for the permission! To recap what I did:
  • I made the listed tweaks to the introduction
  • I changed the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962 and added supporting sources
  • I removed the sentence "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" from the Early life and education section
  • I changed the Advisor to Barack Obama section to say that Jarrett was the longest serving advisor and added the supporting ABC News source.
Please let me know if those changes look correct to you. Thanks for taking the time to look! SKDKRachel (talk) 17:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Divorce request

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Hi editors, for my next request, I wanted to ask if you think that the second paragraph of the Personal life section is necessary. It seems like a lot of detail, is introduced in kind of a weird way, and gets off-topic a bit. I'm wondering if it's too much information. If editors agree, would you be willing to cut the paragraph and simply add a sentence to the previous paragraph about the divorce? Cheers SKDKRachel (talk) 21:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done agreed that this is too much detail. For future reference, you may want to propose a new sentence yourself, it may result in the request being answered faster. Rusalkii (talk) 18:35, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Requests

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Hi editors, I wanted to ask if you were open to including some additional information about awards, boards, and honorary degrees.

Can we add these two awards to the Post-Obama Administration section? Let me know what you think about something like this! The sources are also below.

Jarrett received TIME's 100 Most Influential People Award and Forbes 50 Over 50. [1] [2]

She's also received many honorary degrees, so it seems inaccurate to only list the one from Colby College in Maine. Can we take that out and instead just say what's below at the end of the Early Life and Education section:

She has received many honorary degrees, including from Colby College, Pomona College, Amherst College, Morgan State University, and Clark University.

Here are sources for the honorary degrees: https://www.colby.edu/commencement/2016/honorary-degree-citations/ https://www.pomona.edu/commencement/honorary-degree-recipients https://www.amherst.edu/news/events/commencement/awards/name https://commencement.morgan.edu/honorary-degrees/ https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/valerie-jarrett-speak-clark-atlanta-graduation/MqdbS3HAFe1wPeJb9UXGpN/

Finally, I want to propose adding a fuller list of the boards she's on to the Post-Obama administration section. We could create a sub-section called "Boards" and have it read like the below:

She joined the board of directors of Ariel Investments, 2U, Inc., Lyft, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen, Sesame Street Workshop, and the Economic Club of Chicago, and is a member of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women advisory council, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Board.

She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women, chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation, and a senior advisor to ATTN:. In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, and is on the board of the University of Chicago.

The additional boards to add are: The University of Chicago, the Sesame Workshop, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Council.

Sources for these boards are here: https://sesameworkshop.org/about-us/leadership/ https://news.uchicago.edu/story/university-chicago-board-trustees-elects-four-new-members

Thank you so much! SKDKRachel (talk) 22:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC) SKDKRachel (talk) 22:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not all of the boards you mention link to wikipedia articles. Are they notable? McYeee (talk) 07:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: This edit request appears to be solely promotional in intent. This is an encyclopaedia rather than a platform for promotion (e.g. listing awards and honorary degrees). In any event, the 'awards' seem to be no more than mentions in lists of 50 and 100 people. Axad12 (talk) 10:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Understand! What do you think about updating the honorary degrees, at least? It just seems misleading to me to only list one of the honorary degrees when there have been several, so I think this edit has more to do with accuracy. I don't see a reason why the honorary degree from Colby College is mentioned over the others. But let me know your thoughts here. Thank you! SKDKRachel (talk) 15:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The easiest solution there would be to remove them all. I will get on to that soon. Axad12 (talk) 15:27, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for weighing in here! Yes, the boards are notable.
Here is the Wikipedia article for the Sesame Workshop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Workshop
Here is the Wikipedia article for the University of Chicago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago
I did not find a Wikipedia article for the Microsoft Advisory Council specifically, but I found this article that mentions it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Allen SKDKRachel (talk) 15:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "50 Over 50 Impact". Forbes. August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2013 TIME 100". TIME. April 18, 2013.
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