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

April 22, 2026

Winging It: F&M Supercomputer Powers Biologist’s Local Conservation Efforts

For this Franklin & Marshall biologist, every bird song and flap of wings is essential data. With the support of the campus supercomputers, Dan Ardia and his student researchers are decoding the language of nature to better understand how Lancaster’s biodiversity and community can thrive together.

April 16, 2026

Collaborative Student-Led Podcast Explores Impact of AI

Students at Franklin & Marshall are bringing a liberal arts perspective to discussions about artificial intelligence — and are doing so through an innovative media project. “Unmasking the Machine: A Sociological Look at AI” is a podcast produced as part of the course "Sociology of AI" that applies sociological concepts from the course to current headlines about artificial intelligence.

April 1, 2026

Tackling the Impacts of Ocean Climate Change Through High-Performance Computing

Pennsylvania may be landlocked, but geography is no barrier for this Franklin & Marshall marine biochemist. By leveraging a powerful supercomputer, Peter Fields and his student researchers are tackling ocean climate change from the heart of Lancaster.

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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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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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F&M Academics in the Spotlight

May 27, 2026

Faculty Earn Recognition Across Range of Academic Fields

This academic year, faculty members across various disciplines received numerous grant and fellowship opportunities, with several award announcements still pending. Faculty and staff have been recognized both nationally and globally for their contributions to a range of academic fields.

May 5, 2026

New Documentary Explores the Science and Impact Behind F&M’s Leading Environmental Research Efforts

On April 30, more than 100 members of the Franklin & Marshall and Lancaster communities gathered on campus to view the premiere of a new documentary film that showcases the work that F&M faculty and students are leading to better understand and mitigate water quality and erosion issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

April 30, 2026

First-Year Students Honored for Excellence in Writing

Three Franklin & Marshall College first-year students were recently recognized for their exemplary writing across a wide range of subjects they discovered through their Connections courses, which are explicitly designed to help new students explore and answer complex questions related to real-world issues.