Jill Biden

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• 12/20/2020
  

  Actually, It's Doctor....

  by Suzanne Chod

  A recent editorial asking Dr. Jill Biden to stop using the honorific is steeped in sexism and nostalgia for the unchallenged authority of white men. Ironically, her upcoming public role may help to further break down such hierarchies.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  12/9/2020
  

  Jill Biden Is a Teacher. And She’s Not About to Change That

  Cultural historians Stephanie Coontz, Betty Boyd Caroli and Katherine Jellison discuss the historical roles occupied by First Ladies and the ways the position has and will change. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  12/15/2020
  

  Referring to Female PhDs as ‘Dr.’ Promotes Equal Treatment and Values Women’s Work

  by Anya Jabour

  The author of a book on progressive-era reformers Sophonisba Breckenridge and Edith Abbott argues that the women's self-directed professional paths after earning doctorates demonstrates the kind of devaling of women's scholarly expertise that continues today. 

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  12/14/2020
  

  A Rare Moment of Unity

  by Matt Reed

  Nothing has united fractious academics like dunking on Joseph Epstein's snide and condescending Wall Street Journal essay suggesting Dr. Jill Biden refrain from using the honorific, says a community college dean. 

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• SOURCE: Politico
  11/12/2020
  

  First Professor: Jill Biden to Make History as a First Lady with a Day Job

  According to her top tags on RateMyProfessors.com, Dr. Jill Biden gives her students “good feedback” and is “respected” and “inspirational,” but she’s also a “tough grader” who gives “lots of homework.”