{"id":11220,"date":"2026-10-14T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/?page_id=11220"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T20:28:56","slug":"faculty-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/faculty-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transylvania&#8217;s professors are exceptional. They\u2019re passionate and knowledgeable about their subject matter and they show it in the classroom, which sparks students\u2019 own excitement for learning. They also know their students by name and take a keen interest in their academic progress and personal growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/10\/transylvania-university_academics_ourfaculty-730x267-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/10\/transylvania-university_academics_ourfaculty-730x267-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/offices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/10\/transylvania-university_academics_ourfaculty-730x267-1-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of our tenured and tenure-track\u00a0faculty, 98 percent hold a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transylvania professors make teaching excellence their first priority. 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