Deletion of Matthew C. Whitaker

Comment: Because of the extensive coverage, he meets the general notability guidelines, |which is sufficient ("People who meet the basic criteria may be considered notable without meeting the additional criteria below."). Extensive discussion of several cases over several years (therefore not BLP1E).&nbsp;—&nbsp
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BASIC)

Comment: meets . Perhaps more national sources could be given, but they are out there. He's mentioned in http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/01/05/11-biggest-nonprofit-stories-of-2014-and-their-implications-for-our-future/ ''NPQ Quarterly'', http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/challenge-for-protesters-in-wake-of-police-killings-turning-anger-grief-into-action/2014/12/08/36c72366-7f3b-11e4-9f38-95a187e4c1f7_story.html ''The Washington Post'', and http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2014/02/religious_freedom_bill_a_defen.html ''The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: this person easily meets , something readily apparent from the sources currently in use on the article.  The nominator says they're all from a two-month period in 2015, but a glance at the dates in the references shows that's false.  Similarly, the nominator says that all coverage was "local" apart from InsideHigherEd -- but again the list of references shows a citation to the Chronicle of Higher Education.  Puzzling nomination, containing significant errors
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)