President Biden, who has never taught a single course for a semester at the University of Pennsylvania, reflected on Thursday about when he once “taught political theory” at an Ivy League school.
“Our democracy is under attack, and we have to fight for it,” Biden, 80, said while speaking at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland.
“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years and I used to teach political theory. And people, you always hear, every generation has to fight for democracy.”
Biden is an emeritus professor at the Philadelphia school, serving as the Benjamin Franklin Professor of Presidential Practice from February 2017 to April 2019, between his tenure in the White House as vice president and the start of his presidential campaign.
President Biden, who never taught a single course for a semester at the University of Pennsylvania, reflected on Thursday about the time he once “taught political theory” at the Ivy League school.ZUMAPRESS.com
But his responsibilities never included teaching classes throughout the semester, conducting independent research, and handling administrative responsibilities – the usual duties of a professor.
Biden made a dozen or so public appearances on campus but never taught a regular class, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
One of those tours was a November 2017 event promoting his book “Promise Me, Dad,” according to the Daily Pennsylvanian.
Biden, 80, said, “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years and I used to teach political theory. And friends, you always hear, every generation has to fight for democracy.” aoldman
Biden’s other appearances include a Q&A with UPenn administrators, a lecture to Wharton business school graduate students and public events with former Mexican President Felipe Calderon and former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Biden raked in about $900,000 in revenue from the school during his tenure.
Biden is a professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, serving as the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Professor of Practice from February 2017 to April 2019.peterspiro
The garnishment came a day after the White House was called out for frequent factual errors by the president.
“The president has lied about being at Ground Zero the day after the September 11th attacks, claiming he saw the Pittsburgh bridge collapse, claiming his grandfather died in the hospital days before his birth. What happened to the president? Did he just believe things that didn’t happen did happen, or was he just making things up at random?” Washington Times reporter Jeff Mordock asked White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Wednesday.
A White House spokesman dodged questions about the absent professor.
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