It is uncommon for me to come down on the side of Democrats, but I think the article in the Times deprecating Jill Biden’s credentials was both petty and very mean-spirited. Jill Biden earned the right to be addressed as Dr. Biden. There is no reason to indict her for being egocentric, snobbish, and undeserving of being addressed as a Doctor of Education.
Admittedly, EdDs are subject to criticism when comparing non-stem doctorates with those of I think of the more rigorous scientific degrees. Consequently, some doctoral degree holders are paid significantly less than others which follows the thesis that obtaining STEM degrees is a much more rigorous process
I object to the article about Dr. Biden, because it was nothing but an unfair hit piece, devoted to besmirching the achievement of the wife of the purported President Elect.
All my life I’ve been around universities, and I have found Colleges of Education to have significant numbers of worthy scholars mixed in with a plethora of mediocre sinecure-holders who where they assistant football coaches would be discharged in short order. There are however some very bright stars even in the field of education.