Literature faculty

 

With a 14:1 student-faculty ratio (18 students in the average classroom), you're not just a number at Alvernia. And our engaging, dynamic faculty are the heart of the university.


Our more than 120 full-time faculty members are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields and supportive mentors who are committed to their students’ success. Many faculty members have academic and practical business experience, often being practitioners of the very subjects they teach. Over 75 percent of them hold the highest degree available in their field.


In a recent survey of students: 

• 90% of graduates said Alvernia academics met or exceeded their expectations
• 92% of graduates would recommend Alvernia to a friend

In This Section

Why Alvernia?

Campus Beauty Fall
Faculty and Staff Directory
Josh Hayes in Saudi Arabia
Success Stories
Learn more about our outstanding faculty, including a biology professor who authored an article on a notable marine microbe, a philosophy professor who received a royal welcome in Saudi Arabia, and a history professor who wrote a book tracing artificial intelligence's origins back to 17th century.
Amazon Experiential Learning Sustainability Jamie Becker
Student-Faculty Collaboration
Alexander Kabrich ‘24 got hands-on with his studies when he and Assistant Professor of Biology Jamie Becker, Ph.D., joined a team of teachers, artists and researchers in the Peruvian Amazon to pilot new methods for capturing and sequencing environmental DNA (eDNA).