When Jill Biden Rallied Kingsborough Grads
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Americans are getting to know Jill Biden as she campaigns with her husband this fall but she’s long been admired as an education advocate who’s taught for decades at community colleges in Delaware and Virginia. In the spring of 2009, a few months after her husband became vice president, Dr. Biden addressed the graduates of CUNY’s Kingsborough Community College and called two-year schools “one of America’s best-kept secrets,” adding, “The education gained on campuses like this one will provide the knowledge that will power the 21st century.” Here’s her talk from our audio archives. Listen Now >>  
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