View full post on Youtube She championed military families and community colleges as Second Lady. She had also previously written in her memoir, as Colbert pointed out, "The role I have always felt most at home in is Dr. You know, Joe came when I defended my thesis." "One of the things I'm most proud of is my doctorate," she said in an interview with Stephen Colbert. Biden eventually responded to the piece herself, calling it "such a surprise" and thanking those who spoke out to support her. (Michelle Obama and Bernice King were among those who stood by her.) Dr. She's proud of her doctorate.Īfter a December 2020 Wall Street Journal op-ed called on the future First Lady to remove "Dr." from her title, many responded by defending her academic and career accomplishments. This year, she took a break from teaching for the first time since 1981 to assist her husband on the campaign trail, according to The Washington Post. "I love their stories, I love who they are as people, and I love the fact that I can help them on their path to success." "I teach a lot of immigrants, and refugees," she told CBS of her students. Jill did the same thing when she was Second Lady, teaching English full time at Northern Virginia Community College. It's important, and I want people to value teachers and know their contributions, and lift up the profession." "If we get to the White House, I'm gonna continue to teach. "I would love to," she told CBS in August. View full post on X She plans to continue teaching if she becomes First Lady. In 2007, she earned her doctorate in education from the University of Delaware. "When I taught English here at Brandywine High School, I would spend my summer preparing for the school year about to start filled with anticipation." "I have always loved the sounds of a classroom, the quiet that sparks with possibility just before students shuffle in, the murmur of ideas bouncing back and forth as we explore the world together, the laughter and tiny moments of surprise you find in materials you've taught a million times," she said in the televised address. Times.īefore that, she taught at a number of public schools in Delaware, including Delaware Technical Community College and Wilmington's Brandywine High School, where she delivered her speech for the 2020 DNC. She started working at the college in 2009, just before President Barack Obama's first inauguration, per The L.A. She's a longtime professor at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English. And if I have the honor of serving as your First Lady, I will too." Speaking at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, she said that Joe and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris "will work as hard as you do every day to make this nation better.