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.
03/29/2022
'I Formed Great Relationships with My Mentors'
Marvin Nicoleau '16, a biochemistry and molecular biology major at F&M, is a fourth-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. He enrolled at the College in 2012 as a result of a new partnership between...
03/25/2022
Student Realizes Her Future as Teacher in German Studies
Alison Geiger '22, a German literature and culture major, said, “Teaching German is going to be my future goal." Geiger got a glimpse into this future by being a preceptor for German 202, a fourth-semester course that had been redesigned with the...
03/22/2022
'A Little Medicine, A Little Philosophy'
An F&M professor and his former student — now a doctor — teamed up to explore an ethical puzzle: What if a patient's current best interests conflict with their past living will directives?
03/17/2022
'It Can Stop Being a Job, and Instead Become a Calling'
Franklin & Marshall College Alumna Shares Her Experience Opening a Nonprofit When she accepted her Franklin & Marshall College diploma and ceremoniously moved her mortarboard tassel to...Martha Mumenthaler '21 started a nonprofit, Foliage Retriever...
03/16/2022
Bank Prize Winner Jeremy Mauser Reflects on Writing
Novelist Weike Wang, author of the PEN/Hemingway Award-winner Novelist Weike Wang, author of the PEN/Hemingway Award-winner
03/14/2022
Community-Based Learning Teaches in Real Time
On a recent winter evening, students gather in a Franklin & Marshall lecture hall as Senior Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health David Ashworth announces a few pending judiciary field...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
03/10/2022
F&M Ranked Among Fulbright Award Top Producers
For the fifth consecutive year, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program recognizes Franklin & Marshall College among the top producing institutions. Top producing institutions are those with the...For the fifth consecutive year, the Fulbright U.S. Student...
03/07/2022
'I Would Choose F&M a Thousand Times Again if Given the Chance'
Kate Trieschman '16, a biology major at Franklin & Marshall, is completing her final semester of dental school at the University of Pennsylvania. Up next for Kate? A pediatric dental...Biology grad Kate Trieschman '16 shares how her liberal arts...
03/07/2022
Why Research? It Teaches You More Than You Think
Students at Franklin & Marshall College embark on research projects expecting to dive deeper into their field, work side-by-side with passionate professors, and add an impressive feat to their...Students share the problem-solving skills they gained...
03/04/2022
Behind the Scenes at the Green Room Theatre
It's so still and silent, you can hear a pin drop. F&M's Green Room Theatre is dark, ready for its next production. Only the faint red light of the exit signs illuminates the backs of the seats...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
03/03/2022
Voters Unhappy With Biden in Latest F&M Poll
President Joe Biden faces an unhappy electorate in Pennsylvania, even among his own party, reflecting a national mood and possibly auguring a grim future for his agenda, according to the latest...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
03/03/2022
Barbershops, Beauty Salons in COVID-19 Times
Photographer and visual artist Shelby Wormley, last fall's artist-in-residence at Franklin & Marshall College, shares the views she captured through her lens with an exhibit this month. Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education...