Meet Our Provost: Sunita Gupta Kramer '92

“Franklin & Marshall shaped both my personal and intellectual journey, and it’s a profound honor to return to my alma mater as provost and dean of the faculty. I’m thrilled to collaborate with President Rich and our faculty, staff, and students to support all areas of scholarship and help position F&M for an even brighter future.”

— Sunita Gupta Kramer '92

Photo Credit: Anthony DePrimo

Our Faculty Are Doing Amazing Work

September 2, 2026

‘I Find It Important and Necessary’: Uncovering Lancaster's Hidden History

For Frances Taylor ’27, the Lancaster Vice project checked all the right boxes: collaborating with a faculty mentor, exploring how their two majors converge in the real world, and unearthing stories the city had forgotten. “I enjoy learning about hidden history that popular culture often overlooks,” Taylor said.

August 18, 2026

Biology Professor Brews Up New Beer Science Course

F&M Professor of Biology Rob Jinks concocted the first course of its kind this summer: Brewing Science. The one-month intensive course and corresponding labs introduced students to the science and art of crafting beer from four fundamental ingredients: water, malted grain, hops, and yeast.

June 25, 2026

McNulty Receives Fulbright for Research on Participatory Democracy

Stephanie McNulty, the Honorable & Mrs. John C. Kunkel Professor of Government at Franklin & Marshall College, has earned a prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award to explore an enduring question: How have citizens shaped democracy through direct participation across cultures and throughout history?

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Office of the Provost Staff

Daniel R Ardia

Associate Dean of the Faculty and Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology

Biological Foundations of Behavior; Biology; Science, Technology and Society

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Kay Ford

Executive Assistant to the Provost

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Patty A Hollister

Assistant to the Associate Deans

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Cynthia Jones

Coordinator of Academic Services & Communications

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Sunita Kramer

Provost and Dean of the Faculty

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Jon Stone

Associate Dean of the Faculty, Professor of Russian

Comparative Literary Studies; German and Russian Studies

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Katherine Walsh

Director of Strategic Operations

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F&M Academics in the Spotlight

September 2, 2026

‘I Find It Important and Necessary’: Uncovering Lancaster's Hidden History

For Frances Taylor ’27, the Lancaster Vice project checked all the right boxes: collaborating with a faculty mentor, exploring how their two majors converge in the real world, and unearthing stories the city had forgotten. “I enjoy learning about hidden history that popular culture often overlooks,” Taylor said.

August 26, 2026

Reckoning With Lancaster: Exploring Refuge, Migration, and Belonging

What does it mean for a city to be “welcoming”? Lancaster has embraced that identity, but its history tells a more complicated story. F&M students spent eight weeks exploring the people, places, and experiences that illuminate Lancaster’s evolving relationship with immigrants and migration.

August 18, 2026

Biology Professor Brews Up New Beer Science Course

F&M Professor of Biology Rob Jinks concocted the first course of its kind this summer: Brewing Science. The one-month intensive course and corresponding labs introduced students to the science and art of crafting beer from four fundamental ingredients: water, malted grain, hops, and yeast.