Who is Joseph Epstein and what did he say about Dr Jill Biden?
JOSEPH Epstein is a writer who said that Jill Biden should drop the "doctor" before her name.
Biden will become the first lady of the US when husband is inaugurated in Washington on January 20.
Who is Joseph Epstein?
Epstein is an author whose most recent work is Gallimaufry: A Collection of Essays, Reviews, Bits.
The 83-year-old Epstein was the editor of The American Scholar magazine from 1975 to 1997.
He was born on January 9, 1937, in Chicago.
What did he say about Dr Jill Biden in the Wall Street Journal Op-Ed?
Epstein gave Dr Biden some advice in a op-ed published on December 11.
"Any chance you might drop the 'Dr.' before your name?" he wrote.
“'Dr. Jill Biden'” sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic.
"Your degree is, I believe, an Ed.D., a doctor of education, earned at the University of Delaware through a dissertation with the unpromising title 'Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students’ Needs.'
"A wise man once said that no one should call himself 'Dr.' unless he has delivered a child. Think about it, Dr. Jill, and forthwith drop the doc."
Epstein would later add: "The Ph.D. may once have held prestige, but that has been diminished by the erosion of seriousness and the relaxation of standards in university education generally, at any rate outside the sciences."
What kind of doctor is Jill Biden?
Jill Biden received a Doctor of Education in educational leadership in 2007.
A lifelong teacher, believes in the importance of education for Americans.
Before Joe was elected Vice President, she taught English for 15 years at Delaware Technical and Community College.
In January 2007 she received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership from the University of Delaware.
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She wrote her dissertation on community college student retention, asking what steps colleges can take to improve it.
Nowadays, she continues to teach English full-time at a community college in .
Jill endorses the importance of community colleges and believes they are “one of America’s best-kept secrets.”