What the 'doctor' title means for women of color with doctorates

By Cecilia E. Suarez, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Robyn Hannigan, Provost, Clarkson University

Editor’s note: In a Dec. 11 Wall Street Journal op-ed, conservative author Joseph Epstein sparked widespread backlash, especially from women in academia, when he chided incoming first lady Jill Biden for using “Dr.” before her name while she is not a physician. Biden, a community college professor, has a doctor of education degree – or an Ed.D. Although Jill Biden is white,…

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