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March 11, 2015

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Dr. Biden is an advocate on the importance of community colleges and is an adviser of to the Obama administration. President Obama charged Under Secretary Mitchell with the duty of raising the U.S. to "the best educated, most competitive workforce in the world" in regard to the proportion of college graduates by the year 2020.

Dr. Biden also impressed the Gainesville community and garnered quite a bit of attention and media coverage when she visited the college town.