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Collaboration adds to Alvernia experience, mathematics professor says
It may have been its location that drew Dr. Matthew Prudente to «Ƶ five years ago, but it’s the sense of community that keeps him here. “Everything is collaborative,” said the associate professor of mathematics and chair of ...
Alvernia’s director of grants wins national poetry contest
Note: "Leaf Manifesto" was released in September 2025. Purchase it on Middle Creek Publishing's site. Below is the original story, published in February 2025: Director of grants at Alvernia by day, Laurel Radzieski grants herself some poetic ...
Brain aneurysm survivor creates her comeback at Alvernia
By the time Nicole Reeser-Mazur ’01 Ph.D. ’24 was writing her «Ƶ doctoral dissertation in educational leadership in 2023, she had already overcome more than her share of challenges, any one of which could have easily derailed her ...
Alvernia alum opens three food businesses in West Reading
By Nikki M. MurryUyen “Winnie” Nguyen ’15 has quickly become a fixture in the West Reading business community.She and her husband, Alex Alfaro, opened three businesses in the borough since 2022: Takkii Ramen on North Sixth Avenue, and Winnie Tea B...