Martha Umphrey, Bertrand H. Snell 1894 Professor in American Government in Amherst’s Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, was named provost and dean of the faculty in 2024.
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Martha Umphrey, Bertrand H. Snell 1894 Professor in American Government in Amherst’s Department of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, was named the college’s provost and dean of the faculty in 2024.