Who is Gundolf Graml, the new president of Ursinus College?

The new president of Ursinus College is an Austrian-born scholar of German Studies who authored the book Revisting Austria, culminating his doctoral work at the University of Minnesota.

He’s an avid runner, biker, and hiker who likes to eat his meals among the students in Ursinus’ dining hall.

Graml previously was provost at Ursinus and became interim president in October before being named to the permanent role this week. He came to Ursinus from Agnes Scott College in Georgia, where he started as a faculty member and became associate vice president for curriculum and strategic initiatives over his nearly 16-year tenure. He previously taught at Bucknell University.

The only one in his immediate family to pursue higher education, he grew up on a farm in Austria. He got a master’s degree in history at the University Of Salzburg, and then came to the United States in 1998 and got his doctorate in German Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Graml, 54, is married to Barbara Drescher, a visiting assistant professor of German Studies at Agnes Scott College and the couple has two children, a 16-year-old son and a 21-year-old daughter about to graduate from Georgia Tech.

Graml plans to move into the president’s house at Ursinus. His wife is still in Georgia, where the couple’s son is finishing high school.

He met his wife, who is from Germany, at the University of Minnesota.

“We had to meet on neutral territory,” he kidded.

Here’s a closer look at Graml:

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