F&M Stories
At Franklin & Marshall College, we connect our students with extraordinary opportunities so they can accomplish great things in their four years on campus. Here are just a few of their stories.
11/01/2021
A Tale of Two Winters
Two new production elements have been added to this fall's play, Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an...
10/29/2021
Corporate Injustice: Fighting for the Amazon's Indigenous
Paul Paz y Miño spoke Oct. 28 from Capitol Hill, where the U.S. House Oversight Committee is conducting hearings into decades of misleading and false information that the oil industry is accused of...Franklin & Marshall College offers students...
10/29/2021
Alone Together: A First-Year Student-Athlete's Experience in the Pandemic
The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...In this ongoing series, F&M students discuss their...
10/28/2021
Biden Nose-Dives in Latest F&M Poll
Inflation, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, immigrants at the southern border, and division over COVID mandates have combined to send President Joe Biden's job approval rating spiraling downward...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
10/27/2021
Lancaster Native Embarks on a Personal Journey Close to Home
Sophomore Quyen Hoang was nervous that going to college close to home would limit her opportunities for growth. But this Lancaster native is learning she doesn’t need to travel far to find who she is.
10/26/2021
Kent State Survivor Discusses Student Dissent
On the first Friday in May 1970, following President Richard Nixon's announcement that American forces in Vietnam just invaded neighboring Cambodia, about 500 Kent State students gathered to protest...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a...
10/25/2021
African American Identity, Culture Through the Lens
Students this academic year have the chance to encounter two local artists, both photographers, who will bring perspectives on African American identity and culture to Franklin & Marshall's...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
10/22/2021
Alone Together: Campus Experiences in the Pandemic
The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...Students share their experiences during the COVID-19...
10/21/2021
F&M Launches Campuswide Community Service Series
Franklin & Marshall students and staff roll up their sleeves — quite literally — to plant trees, create pollinator habitats, and better Lancaster's forested lands and waterways. A campuswide...A campuswide, monthly service project...
10/19/2021
True Blue Weekend Reunites Diplomats from Near and Far
Franklin & Marshall College warmly welcomed students, parents and alumni back to campus for True Blue Weekend, its first since 2019. Held Oct. 15-17, the annual Homecoming and Family Weekend...True Blue, F&M's annual Homecoming and Family Weekend,...
10/15/2021
Research Fair: Students Study Pandemic Impact on Lancaster Restaurants
Prior to the pandemic, restaurant and food-service jobs in Pennsylvania accounted for 10% of employment in the state. Two Franklin & Marshall College students are tracking how that industry...F&M students are tracking how the restaurant industry...
10/15/2021
2009 Graduate is Building Lancaster's Future
Who decides where a city's bus stops go? The parks? The new apartment complexes? Franklin & Marshall alum Douglas Smith does, to an extent. As chief planner within the City of Lancaster's...What is an urban planner? F&M grad Douglas Smith shares...