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.

06/21/2023

Building Bridges With the City of Lancaster

Through Franklin & Marshall College's Center for Sustained Engagement with Lancaster (CSEwL), faculty and city administrators have explored and developed bridges for the shared community's...F&M and Lancaster recently celebrated several years of...

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06/20/2023

A New Generation of F&M Philanthropists

Who are the next Franklin & Marshall benefactors? The members of the Student Giving Committee say: Look in the mirror. A total of 639 students contributed to fundraising efforts in the 2023...Learn how the Student Giving Challenge starts a habit...

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06/16/2023

F&M Team's Chemistry Discovery Goes Commercial

In a rare event for any liberal arts college, a Franklin & Marshall chemistry professor and her two students made a scientific discovery that is now a commercial product.

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06/14/2023

Students, Faculty Monitor Air of F&M

On an evening smoky from Canadian wildfires that engulfed the Northeast earlier this month, Robert Walter '75, chair of Franklin & Marshall's Department of Earth and Environment, reported...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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06/12/2023

College Unlocked: Part Class, Part Support System

“College Unlocked” – a new initiative at F&M – gives students a chance to regain academic confidence.

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06/08/2023

A Morning at Spalding Conservancy

Take a stroll through Franklin & Marshall's Spalding Conservancy on any given day, and you might just find yourself in the middle of a student research project. The 54-acre property is home to flora, fauna and countless discoveries where William...

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06/06/2023

Record 11 Alumni Selected for 2023 Fulbright Awards

Eleven recent graduates of F&M were awarded Fulbright fellowships in 2023, the highest number in F&M history. Of that cohort, ten were chosen for Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships...Eleven recent graduates were awarded Fulbright fellowships,...

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06/02/2023

F&M Community Gathers for Samuel N. and Dena M. Lombardo Welcome Center Construction Celebration

The future home for the Offices of Admission and College Advancement, the Lombardo Welcome Center will provide a distinct and warm welcome for prospective students and their families, alumni, friends and other visitors to campus when the building...

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06/01/2023

From Passion to Podcast

Senior Mia Gwirtzman, a joint major in art history and public health, traveled to London, home to the Wellcome Collection, a vast library filled with primary and secondary medical sources. “During my trip, I focused my research on the larger ethical...

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05/25/2023

Liberal Arts is the Future of Work

Liberal arts colleges and educational leaders from around the country will gather at Franklin & Marshall College June 1-3 for a conference to imagine the workplace of tomorrow. Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that...

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05/23/2023

'97 Alum Reconnects with A Cappella Roots

By the time they graduate, many Franklin & Marshall College students have a favorite place on campus. For music producer Ed Chung '97, room B-11 in the Steinman College Center meant so much to him that he named his business after it. Chung, who majored...

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05/22/2023

Women's Lacrosse Rolls into Final Four

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse team is headed back to the Final Four for the 12th time in program history (ninth in the NCAA era) following an 18-13 win against No....Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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