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He went on to call out several Democrats by name for having the audacity to label Epstein’s piece what it was: an unfiltered display of sexism. Michael LaRosa, Dr. Jill Biden’s spokesperson, called a specific line in Epstein’s work “pretty gross.” That line: “A wise man once said that no one should call himself ‘Dr.’ unless he has delivered a child.” LaRosa said of the op-ed overall that the newspaper should be “embarrassed to print the disgusting and sexist attack.” He tagged editorial features editor James Taranto and added: “If you had any respect for women at all you would remove this repugnant display of chauvinism from your paper and apologize to her.”
Chasten Buttigieg, Pete Buttigieg’s husband, used the unfortunate attention on Epstein’s work as an opportunity to raise money for the community college foundation at the school where Dr. Biden teaches. He also reprimanded Epstein for the work itself: ”The author could’ve used fewer words to just say “ya know in my day we didn’t have to respect women,” Buttigieg tweeted.
Doug Emhoff, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ husband, acknowledged just how much work it took for Dr. Biden to earn her doctorate in education. “Dr. Biden earned her degrees through hard work and pure grit,” he said in a tweet. “She is an inspiration to me, to her students, and to Americans across this country. This story would never have been written about a man.”
Elizabeth Alexander, Dr. Biden’s communications director, wrote simply: “Sexist and shameful. Be better @wsj.”
Although the incoming first lady didn’t address Epstein or the Wall Street Journal by name—and why should she— she posted a tweet Sunday that seemed to address the opinions expressed about her. “Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished,” she said in the tweet.
Dr. Biden, an educator for more than three decades, taught English at a community college in Delaware, a public high school, and a psychiatric hospital for teens. She earned two master’s degrees while working and raising a family and went on to earn her Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware in January of 2007. While her dissertation may seem uninspired to the likes of white men who sit in tall castles judging the rest of us, maximizing student retention in community colleges is at the core of the very burden many community colleges carry. Fewer than 40% of community college students earn a certificate or degree within six years, according to the research nonprofit Brookings Institution. Dr. Biden, who also attended Brandywine Junior College in Philadelphia, reasoned that the university she attended needed to do a better job of addressing the whole student, from her counseling needs to advising and wellness.
She wrote:
“The community college classroom is unlike any other classroom in America. Diversity, rather than homogeneity, is the norm. In an average-sized class of twenty students at Delaware Tech, for example, most of the seats will be filled with young students who have just graduated from high school. The majority of these will be female. At least five seats will be filled with middle-aged men and women who have lost their jobs due to downsizing and/or outsourcing. One or two seats will be filled with students who have graduated from a GED program. Some seats will hold older women whose children have just entered college – now these women are taking the opportunity to earn college degrees themselves. Three quarters of the class will be Caucasian; one quarter of the class will be African American; one seat will hold a Latino; and the remaining seats will be filled with students of Asian descent or non-resident aliens. At least one quarter of the students will have children – most of them will be single mothers. Some will be the first in their families to attend college.”
Dr. Vincent Tinto, an expert on college retention, told the education journalism website EdSurge last month that his initial reaction to reading Dr. Biden’s dissertation was, “Amen.” He said: “The first two pages of her dissertation, where she describes her classroom and students, speaks volumes about her commitment to diversity.”
Recent defenses for the soon-to-be first lady flooded social media sites over the weekend. My favorite among them a tweet from Merriam-Webster explaining that the word “doctor” comes from the Latin word for “teacher.”
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