Jeffrey Abernathy

Jeff is a professor of English at Alma College in Michigan. He served 15 years as president of Alma College, and last year left the role to start a college-in-prison program at Carson City Correctional, where he has been teaching for the last year. He is on sabbatical through fall 2026, building the program and working on a book project. Jeff is dad to Rohan, 21, a senior at the University of Michigan, and Maren, 16, a senior in high school.