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.
03/13/2023
Father-Daughter Grads Reward Faculty with Readership
Father and daughter Robert and Sarah Glidden both graduated from Franklin & Marshall. Along with Bob's wife and Sarah's mother, Eileen, the two alums recently celebrated their alma mater and the...The Glidden family established an endowed readership...
03/07/2023
How to Have Hard Conversations: Sarah Pharaon '00
Franklin & Marshall College alum Sarah Pharaon has built a career in some of the nation's most renowned museums — but her fondest campus memory takes place in an unexpected venue. Diving into discomfort is F&M alum Sarah Pharaon's specialty. She...
03/06/2023
Award-Winning Student Artist Finds Inspiration in Work from her Childhood
-Franklin & Marshall College's monthlong student art exhibition came to a close Feb. 28 with a celebration of the student artists during which the exhibition benefactors presented an F&M...Students and alumni celebrate inaugural student art show...
03/02/2023
Driven By Passion: Classic Car Specialist Greg Duckloe '13
One clear strength of Franklin & Marshall College throughout its 235-year history is its outstanding alumni. Today, its living graduates number more than 29,000 and stretch around the world. They...Meet Greg Duckloe '13, director of research & operations...
02/28/2023
Filmmaker Documents Artists With Disability
In his campus office, documentary filmmaker James Hollenbaugh, last fall's artist-in-residence at Franklin & Marshall College, discusses his artists with disability project that exhibits in March...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
02/27/2023
Alumni Spotlight: Every Stitch Tells a Story
It's not every day you wear hoops skirts, bustles and bonnets to work â let alone hand-stitch them. But for Franklin & Marshall College alum Rachel Sheffield, it's just another day on the job....F&M alum Rachel Sheffield is the lead interpreter...
02/24/2023
The Most Cozy Campus Spots
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.- Albert Camus, See the top 8 cozy spaces on campus. We asked students to share their favorite spots to socialize and study on a cold winter day.
02/22/2023
Ranking Human Rights: F&M Global Barometers
How do you measure human rights? Two Franklin & Marshall College professors will make sense of broad global trends in an upcoming Common Hour lecture. The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights provide a global measure of LGBTQI+ human rights in 204...
02/22/2023
Student Finds Humor, Homer in Ancient Poem
After a three-year odyssey in academic research, Franklin & Marshall College senior Therese Watkins' achievement is nearly homeric, worthy of seasoned scholars. Professor of Classics...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education...
02/21/2023
'Everything is Impermanent': Lessons from an Ancient Spiritual Art Form
An integral component of the F&M student experience is the opportunity to learn about new cultures and forms of art directly from expert practitioners around the globe. From Feb. 13 to 17, the...Buddhist monk and mandala artist Losang...
02/18/2023
'I Have Such a Reverence for the Cinematic Experience': Meet Simon Taylor '23
At a young age, Franklin & Marshall College senior Simon Taylor already had a comprehensive knowledge of movies from the 1980s. Film and media studies major and financial aid recipient discusses the Winter Visual Arts Center and his work helping...
02/17/2023
Alum Has Hand in Super Bowl Halftime Show
As the nation tuned into Super Bowl LVII, Franklin & Marshall College alum Kristin Schlossman '13 and her colleagues were more concerned with what hovered above the stadium's 50-yard line....F&M grad Kristin Schlossman '13 is senior manager of inclusive...