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.
11/11/2021
Alone Together: International Sophomore Joyous to Arrive on Campus
The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...Students share their experiences during the COVID-19...
11/10/2021
From Alaska to Lancaster: A Student's Journey
Few can say they've explored Alaska by plane, let alone dog sled. Franklin & Marshall senior Ashley Guernsey has done both. From racing in the Iditarod to examining the state's museum archives,...Few can say they've explored Alaska by plane, let...
11/09/2021
Alone Together: Finding Community in Getting Involved Virtually
The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...Students share their experiences during the COVID-19...
11/05/2021
Mueller Fellow Reflects on Lifetime of Disability Rights Activism
When Judith Heumann's elementary school barred her from attending class due to wheelchair use, she quickly learned about activism. F&M Mueller Fellow Judith Heumann became the Special Advisor on International Disability Rights for the U.S. Department...
11/03/2021
Dye Magic Changes Yellow to 'Japan Blue'
On a cool autumn afternoon outside Franklin & Marshall's Brooks College House, dozens of students gathered around as Ken-ichi Miura explained shibori, a Japanese tie-dyeing technique. Miura, senior teaching professor and the director of the Japanese...
11/02/2021
Alone Together: Junior Made Lifetime Memories
The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
11/01/2021
A Tale of Two Winters
Two new production elements have been added to this fall's play, Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an...
10/29/2021
Corporate Injustice: Fighting for the Amazon's Indigenous
Paul Paz y Miño spoke Oct. 28 from Capitol Hill, where the U.S. House Oversight Committee is conducting hearings into decades of misleading and false information that the oil industry is accused of...Franklin & Marshall College offers students...
10/29/2021
Alone Together: A First-Year Student-Athlete's Experience in the Pandemic
The pandemic that began in 2020 changed the world, college campuses and how students respond and adapt to the challenges that lockdowns, Zoom classes and hybrid classes presented. In this ongoing...In this ongoing series, F&M students discuss their...
10/28/2021
Biden Nose-Dives in Latest F&M Poll
Inflation, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, immigrants at the southern border, and division over COVID mandates have combined to send President Joe Biden's job approval rating spiraling downward...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
10/27/2021
Lancaster Native Embarks on a Personal Journey Close to Home
Sophomore Quyen Hoang was nervous that going to college close to home would limit her opportunities for growth. But this Lancaster native is learning she doesn’t need to travel far to find who she is.
10/26/2021
Kent State Survivor Discusses Student Dissent
On the first Friday in May 1970, following President Richard Nixon's announcement that American forces in Vietnam just invaded neighboring Cambodia, about 500 Kent State students gathered to protest...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a...