Former Vice President Joe Biden just announced his first academic role after leaving government office. He just sealed a deal with the University of Delaware and University and Pennsylvania in connection to advancing foreign and domestic policies.
USA Today reported the University of Delaware will launch the new Biden Institute soon. This site is a research facility and policy center that will focus on developing domestic policy issues and finding solutions for a host of world and local problems. Biden's role will be the founding chair of the institute, which will also focus on subjects like civil rights, criminal justice, economic reform, environmental sustainability and women's rights.
"Every day of my career in public service has been motivated by the desire to ensure that every American is treated with dignity and gets a fair shot," Biden said in a statement in announcing the Biden institute. With the addition of the facility at the Delaware campus 15 faculty members have been tapped on top of the 24 who come from the School of Public Policy and Administration.
As for the University of Pennsylvania deal, Newsday reported Biden was named as the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor. He will be leading the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
The said collaboration will focus on diplomacy, foreign policy,and national security. Two offices will be set up for this project -- one in Washington, D.C. and one in Philadelphia. The former VP said he looks forward to his collaboration with University of Pennsylvania regarding promoting and protecting the post-World War II international order that keeps the country safe and strong.
Although Biden did not attend University of Pennsylvania, his children, Beau, who recently passed away, and Ashley, were graduates from the Ivy League university. His granddaughter Naomi also attended the university.
