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Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece demeaning First Lady-elect Jill Biden for using the title Doctor.Â
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Dr. Biden rightly earned a PhD in education from the University of Delaware of that, there is no disagreement. The writer argues that because she doesn t have a medical degree, it is improper for Jill Biden to use this honorific.
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There are currently over 3 million PhDs in the US. It s highly unlikely most of them are told they shouldn t be using the title they worked hard to obtain.Â
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The tone of the article implies that the writer is particularly upset because Dr Biden is a woman (in fact, at one point he even refers to her demeaningly as kiddo). He s very much out of date. Over the last several years, American universities have minted more women than men as PhDs.Â
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Northwestern University wiped one of its former lecturers from the school’s website after he penned a controversial Wall Street Journal editorial arguing First Lady-elect Jill Biden shouldn’t use the title of “Dr.” before her name.
Joseph Epstein had been listed as an “emeritus lecturer of English” on the school’s website earlier Saturday, but the page had vanished later in the day, journalist David Gura noted.
The college also issued a statement saying it “strongly disagrees” with Epstein, who argued Biden should drop the title as she’s not a medical doctor.
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Wall Street Journal op-ed telling Jill Biden to drop her Dr title condemned as patronizing drivel. Even the WSJ higher education reporter was disgusted.
Wall Street Journal op-ed telling Jill Biden to drop her Dr title condemned as patronizing drivel. Even the WSJ higher education reporter was disgusted.
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Dr. Jill Biden speaks during a stop with her husband, Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, on their No Malarkey! campaign bus tour in Mason City, Iowa, U.S., December 3, 2019.Reuters
An op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday sparked criticism after it suggested that First Lady-elect Jill Biden should drop her Dr. title because she is not a medical doctor.
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