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.
10/04/2021
Connecting the Dots in Immigration and Refugee Reform
Born in Guatemala and raised in Boston, Franklin & Marshall College senior Leora Sammett grew up around diverse immigrant communities. But it wasn't until she arrived on campus that she fully...After arriving in sanctuary city Lancaster, Pa., this...
10/01/2021
How Can Activists Be Architects of a Better Society?
What does it look like to be the architect of a better society? Eboo Patel, author, educator and interfaith leader, posed this question to the Franklin & Marshall community during Thursday's...Eboo Patel, author, educator and interfaith leader, spoke...
09/30/2021
Springford Exhibit Brings Color to Campus
Vibrant and muted colors splash across the large canvases of Vivian Springford, the American abstract expressionist, who in the mid-20th century developed her own color-field painting process that...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
09/28/2021
Translating Russian Works in English
In 2018, when Jon Stone, associate professor of Russian and Russian studies said, embarked on his project to translate a series of Russian stories by poet and novelist Andrei Bely, he started with the assistance of Isabelle Roman ’20, whose eight...
09/27/2021
How an 'Atypical' Degree Is Helping This Physical Therapist Think Outside the Box
The typical student pursuing a career in physical therapy will complete an undergraduate degree related to biology or public health. But Franklin & Marshall College alumnus Cory Hecht '17 was...After graduating with a mathematics degree, F&M alumnus...
09/24/2021
Memories of War Bring Sorrow and Hope
In writing 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 individual, and their successes continue long after F&M....
09/22/2021
A New Director at F&M's Center for Politics and Public Affairs
A government professor for more than two decades, author of several books on politics, and commentator for local and national media outlets, Franklin & Marshall's Stephen Medvic was named the new...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
09/20/2021
Afghanistan to Italy: A Young Migrant's Odyssey
In Fabio Geda's internationally acclaimed 2010 novel, "In the Sea There are Crocodiles," the author converses with his character/subject, Enaiatollah Akbari, and asks him how he chose his new home. Enaiatollah tells him, "You recognize it because...
09/17/2021
Election Reform Means Doing the Math
Mixing politics and religion is controversial, but mixing politics and math is American. Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community...
09/15/2021
Phillips Museum Announces Fall Exhibitions
Images captured by Magnum Photos, the famous international cooperative whose photographers travel the world capturing the many facets of humanity—in conflict and in harmony—form one of this fall's...Franklin & Marshall College offers students...
09/14/2021
An Appalachian Adventure Begins at F&M
Thirty first-year students at Franklin & Marshall recently swapped their books and syllabi for hiking boots and trail mix. Pioneered in 2012, Franklin & Marshall College's First-Year...F&M First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trip (FOOT) is a program designed...
09/09/2021
Helping the Class of 2024 Create a New Collective Identity
Walking through the Franklin & Marshall College campus sparks a hopefulness many haven't enjoyed in more than 18 months. After welcoming 2,254 students back for the fall 2021 semester, campus is...After persisting through the COVID-19 pandemic, the...