Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, is an adjunct professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College, and has been an educator for 28 years.
On July 5, Dr. Biden delivered the keynote address at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 2009 World Conference on Higher Education. She traveled to Paris for the conference after spending the Fourth of July with troops in Germany. Her remarks highlighted the administration’s commitment to higher education, and especially focused on the critical role of community colleges in fulfilling the President’s goals for education.
In January 2007, Dr. Biden earned her doctorate in education from the University of Delaware. Her dissertation focused on maximizing student retention in community colleges. She also has a master's degree in English from Villanova University (1987) and a master's degree in reading from West Chester University (1981)—both of which she earned while working full-time and raising a family.
A selection from her prepared remarks is available from the White House Blog. Here's the link.
It's also available via the TCCTA Facebook page.
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