Last spring President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion bill that, among other things, provides stipends and scholarships to citizens over 55 who contribute their skills and time to communities in need. Among the proud onlookers: Jill Biden, Ed.D., 58, wife of Vice President Joe Biden. An English professor at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia, and the mother of a son serving in Iraq, Biden has emerged, along with First Lady Michelle Obama, as one of the more visible and enthusiastic foot soldiers for the White House in its campaign to encourage Americans to give back. She talked recently with AARP The Magazine's Marilyn Milloy. … Back to Article