Biden Claims He Was a ‘Full Professor’ at the University of Pennsylvania for 4 Years
President Joe Biden says he was a “full professor” at the University of Pennsylvania for several years. During an event on Thursday, Biden said, “I’ve been on a lot of university campuses.” “Matter of fact, for four…
President Joe Biden says he was a “full professor” at the University of Pennsylvania for several years.
During an event on Thursday, Biden said, “I’ve been on a lot of university campuses.”
“Matter of fact, for four years I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania,” he added.
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This is not the first time the president has said he was a professor.
In Feb. 2020, Biden said he “became a teacher, became a professor” instead of “taking a Wall Street job.”
And during a live-streamed address to the Munich Security Conference in Feb. 2021, Biden said, “Two years ago, as you pointed out, when I last spoke in Munich, I was a private citizen. I was a professor, not an elected official.”
In 2017, the University of Pennsylvania named Biden the “Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor.”
Kate Bedingfield, his spokesperson at the time, said, “He will not be teaching classes.”
According to PhillyMag, the university paid Biden $776,527 during his time in the position.
He took an unpaid leave in 2019 to campaign for president.