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

November 13, 2025

Trailblazing Research Examines Cigarette Label Alternatives

Three F&M students helped conduct a groundbreaking pilot study in Lancaster this summer, assisting Professor Hollie Tripp with research focusing on tobacco regulatory science. It was the first instance of F&M student research involving the collection of human biospecimens from a non-campus community.

October 3, 2025

Faculty Research Uncovers Vanished Refugee Colony

Conversations with colleagues across campus led an F&M Professor on a research journey to discover the location of a 19th-century refugee settlement on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece.

September 3, 2025

F&M Faculty Promotions Recognize Excellence

Our faculty are at the core of what makes F&M extraordinary. Four faculty members have received promotions and seven have earned endowed chair appointments for distinctive scholarship, exemplary teaching, and commitment to the College.

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Office of the Provost Staff

Julia R Adams

Director of Fellowships Advising

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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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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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F&M Academics in the Spotlight

November 13, 2025

Trailblazing Research Examines Cigarette Label Alternatives

Three F&M students helped conduct a groundbreaking pilot study in Lancaster this summer, assisting Professor Hollie Tripp with research focusing on tobacco regulatory science. It was the first instance of F&M student research involving the collection of human biospecimens from a non-campus community.

October 10, 2025

Why F&M? Current Students Share

Find your niche at F&M. As we inch closer to the Nov. 15 early decision deadline, current students share why F&M felt like the right college fit.

October 3, 2025

Faculty Research Uncovers Vanished Refugee Colony

Conversations with colleagues across campus led an F&M Professor on a research journey to discover the location of a 19th-century refugee settlement on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece.