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.

12/13/2023

Franklin & Marshall Celebrates Winter Graduates

Applause and emphatic cheers filled the Barshinger Center for Musical Arts Dec. 12 to celebrate winter graduates of Franklin & Marshall College.

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12/12/2023

The Best Winter Break Books

What do F&M faculty members and staff read to unwind? As students close out the semester, we’ve rounded up recommendations for the top winter break reads.

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12/08/2023

Students Find Community Through A Cappella Groups

F&M students find community, creative expression, and personal growth through music in student-led a cappella groups.

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12/07/2023

Students Take on Climate Change Beyond the Classroom

F&M students are inspiring climate action in unconventional ways. From internships to advocacy on campus, meet students making sustainability a more accessible concept.

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12/01/2023

Faculty Awarded $1 Million in Recent Grants

As F&M students turn the final pages of the fall semester, it’s important to also celebrate members of the faculty and professional staff who help create an enriching academic environment.

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11/30/2023

F&M Honors Alumni, Volunteers for Philanthropy, Service and Professional Accomplishment

More than one dozen F&M alumni were recently celebrated for the countless contributions they have made to the College and to their careers and industries.

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11/27/2023

Paleontologist in the Making

Senior Conner Minkowitz’s passion for extinct creatures changed when he began studying under a retired Franklin & Marshall College paleontologist.

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11/21/2023

60 Years After JFK’s Death, Alumni Author Finds Missing Link

Was the star of NASA’s first female astronaut program linked to the assassination of JFK? “A Woman I Know,” by filmmaker turned author Mary Haverstick ’82, searches for the truth.

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11/16/2023

Young Alum Shines Light on LGTBQ Global Rights

Erin Hallenbeck’s Franklin & Marshall degree has taken her as far as the U.K. and the Netherlands. But today, the 2017 grad is making a global impact right from campus.

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11/13/2023

Let’s Talk: Students and Their Community Conversations

A restorative practice initially for developing and upholding F&M community values evolves into College-House and residence-hall conversations where students become closer as they resolve their issues together.

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11/10/2023

5 Questions with Matthew Butterfield, F&M Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music

Music Professor Matthew Butterfield talks teaching and learning, his research, and what motivated him to launch F&M Idol, an all-campus singing competition for students.

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11/07/2023

Post-Soviet Memories Shaped Professor’s Path

F&M Professor of Economics Yeva Nersisyan was just a child in Armenia when the Soviet Union collapsed, but the following turmoil shaped her life’s work. She'll discuss Modern Money Theory at a Nov. 9 Common Hour lecture.

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