Dr. Jill Biden

White House Profile

Dr. Jill Biden

Wife of Vice President Joe Biden

Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, works to highlight the importance of community colleges, to raise awareness about the sacrifices made by military families, and to bring attention to women’s health issues, including breast cancer. She also continues to teach English full-time at a community college not far from the White House.

Prior to moving to Washington, D.C., Jill taught English at a community college in Delaware, at a public high school and at a psychiatric hospital for adolescents. Jill earned her Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware in January of 2007. Her dissertation focused on maximizing student retention in community colleges. She also has a two Master's Degrees — both of which she earned while working and raising a family.

Dr. Jill Biden's Posts

Veterans

Supporting our Veterans and Military Families on Campuses

April 12, 2013 at 12:46 PM EDT

We need to make sure that our veterans who are pursuing higher education have access to the programs that will help them succeed and obtain good jobs to support their families.

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Celebrating Excellence in Community Colleges

March 19, 2013 at 4:40 PM EDT

Santa Barbara City College from California and Walla Walla Community College from Washington, co-winners of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, are model examples of community colleges that are doing more to grow our middle class, equipping our citizens with the education and training that today’s jobs require.

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Veterans

Tell Their Story Again

November 29, 2012 at 12:26 PM EDT

Yesterday was the ceremonial groundbreaking of a new Education Center at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The Center will be a national landmark dedicated to bringing the stories of the more than 58,000 American service members lost in the Vietnam War to life.

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Education

Joining Forces to Train Teachers to Serve Military Children

October 3, 2012 at 5:23 PM EDT

More than 100 colleges of education have joined “Operation Educate the Educators” which is dedicated to raising awareness about military children in classrooms, and to helping better prepare teachers to support those students

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Additional Issues

Dr. Jill Biden Views the AIDS Memorial Quilt

July 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM EDT

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an enduring symbol of the lives that have been lost to this epidemic. First started in 1987, the quilt now contains the names of more than 94,000 of individuals who have died of AIDS on more than 47,000 panels.

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Veterans

Missouri National Guard Joining Forces with Faith Community

July 16, 2012 at 4:30 PM EDT

In Missouri, Dr. Jill Biden spent time with Partners in Care, a national program linking caring faith communities to National Guard members and their families who need certain resources, from child care, to transportation, to counseling

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Education

Community Colleges: Bridges to the Future

July 2, 2012 at 10:29 AM EDT

An Orlando hospital is making sure that interested students from the nearby Valencia College are trained and ready to begin a career in health care.

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Community Colleges Are Changing the Way We Think About Workforce Development

June 21, 2012 at 4:13 PM EDT

As part of her Community College to Career tour, Dr. Jill Biden visited Coyote Logistics, a company working with City Colleges of Chicago to make sure their training program prepares students with the skills they need to succeed in jobs in the transportation, distribution and logistics industry

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Veterans

America Remembers

May 25, 2012 at 5:26 PM EDT

Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden attend the 18th annual Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for Young Survivors.

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Veterans

Everyone Can Find a Way to Honor our Service Members

May 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM EDT

This Memorial Day, we must remember that these heroes are found in every corner of our country, from big cities to rural areas, from base communities to small towns. But no matter where they are assigned or what their duties are, when our service members are called to serve, so too are their families

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