Possible Clues:

• Miss Brontë's protagonist declares his belief
• Leading academic
• Academic errs with spoof being found out
• A university man to acknowledge alternative
• 'Chairperson' who makes a declaration?
• 'Nutty' role for Jerry Lewis
• Model poses for right university worker
• 13's creation - for flipping eternal youth's a boy in the money
• One affirming faith? That's academic
• Fellow supporting female - 'e's therefore right!