Talk:Robert E. Clark II

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Reason For Edits

My edit (below) is based on reliable and credible sources, and inserted in an attempt to provide a more balanced and neutral narrative: WCf-s-aCares05 (talk)

Education Administrator

Clark served as 17th President of Wesley College in Dover, Delaware, beginning July 15, 2015. On March 1, 2021, two months before the school's closure, some members of the faculty published a no confidence resolution against Clark that was forwarded to the Wesley College Board of trustees. The Wesley College Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 20,2021 to dismiss the resolution. Additionally, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to bestow upon President Clark, President Emeritus in recognition of his leadership, and service to the College and the community.

@WCf-s-aCares05: I agree with your edit, and reasons for edit, of the Education Administrator portion of this page. Your edit seems to accurately, with a neutral tone, and publicly available references, explain what transpired - Clark was President for ~ 6yrs; members of the faculty published a no confidence resolution two months before the College became part of Delaware State University that was forwarded to the Board of Trustees for action; the Board acted - dismissed the resolution; and then subsequently the Board of Trustees bestowed upon Clark President Emeritus for reasons stated. XTC7YV32 (talk)

Though new to Wikipedia, WCf-s-aCares05’s edit seems more complete, neutral, credible than the one currently on the protected page. Current section needs to be replaced with WCf-s-aCares05’s edit. Concur with XTC7YV32’s comments. Wolverine4life21 (talk) 23:15, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Agree with comments. Also, the references cited in the current page that is locked do not seem as credible as WCf-s-aCares05’s edit/references. The Washington Post article describes an incident that occurred before Clark arrived, and the Whetstone seems like an unvetted student website/blog - always the same contributors interviewing the same few people. WCFBL-CB2019 (talk) 15:02, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Reverted to WCf-s-aCares05's edits for reasons sighted above. XTC7YV32 (talk)

Undid 73.10.20.100 edits on Naval Career due to lack of neutrality, potential vandalism, and BLP issues as noted in edit. Several sources including, Naval Academy sources (example, </ref>) highlight the subjects career as distinguished, as supported by the fact that he held the office of Commandant longer than anyone else. Additionally, updated a few areas under Education Administrator section to align with Wesley College page on Wikipedia. XTC7YV32 (talk) 15:03, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Undid Jonboi199 edits for the reasons sighted above by several Wiki contributors. Jonboi199 seems to to be solely focused on this page with edits that lack neutrality, are incomplete narratives, and lack balanced, and in most cases, credible sources. XTC7YV32 (talk) 13:58, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

References

Property of mr Clark.

My name is Adam Radomski. I am in possession of a post card book of real pictures taken during ww1 by a Robert Edward Clark. Us navy aboard the uss cassin. I believe it to be maybe mr. Clarks grandfather? If anyone can help me please contact me I am trying to contact mr. Clark for a couple years now. Thanks. 2601:8A:4200:7D60:6CED:15F1:7954:75D7 (talk) 19:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Adding WP:NPOV and WP:NOTRESUME markers, Dec 2024

I have added the WP:NPOV and WP:NOTRESUME templates to this page since it appears to provide quite a bit of information in such a way that paints Clark in a laudatory light. A few specific examples:

During his time as the Commanding Officer, CONNECTICUT received numerous awards including back-to-back unit awards for operations of significant importance to the National Security of the United States, as well as several retention and tactical efficiency awards.

This was a unique, and temporary, assignment that allowed Clark the opportunity to serve in a senior leadership role at a major university while transitioning from active duty.

During his time as president, and despite decades of financial challenges and declining enrollment, State funding was secured which enabled the college to continue operations. Additionally, unlike many colleges across the country that have had to close because of the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wesley College was able to maintain operations during the global COVID-19 Pandemic, which allowed the realization of a historic acquisition by Delaware State University in which Wesley College became the Wesley College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.

The overall tone of the article is more reflective of a resume, especially considering the detailed focus on awards and "historic" accomplishments. I'm not sure about the notability of the other awards — I don't have any knowledge of navy affairs — but having "2007 Inductee into the West Chester East High School Hall of Fame" and "Numerous Unit Awards" seems more like it would be padding for a resume, not for a Wikipedia article.

Additionally, several of the citations have no actual source links, though the BLP sources tag has been on this page for over a decade now. Ultimately the aforementioned issues are in part caused by this.

I do not wish to edit the content of the article myself, especially considering there have been some issues with NPOV in the past according to above discussions, and I wouldn't know where to find credible sources for the content here. If someone with more experience than me could help bring this page up to snuff that would be great :) Emma Lexi Triphora (talk) 19:35, 28 December 2024 (UTC)