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

Students, Staff Help Local Neighbors, Build Community

For spring break, the Catastrophic Relief Alliance (CRA) at Franklin & Marshall College joined with Impact Missions to help the College's Lancaster neighbors. A student-based organization...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education...

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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...

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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?

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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