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.
05/10/2021
Parents Donate Photographs Worth More Than $2.5 Million to the Phillips
It's been said a photo is worth a thousand words⦠but some photos are worth much more than words. Over the past two years, Dr. Stephen Nicholas and his wife, Eileen—parents of twins and Class of...Dr. Stephen Nicholas and wife donated photos...
05/10/2021
In Their Own Words: Students With Disabilities Share Perspectives
How is Franklin and Marshall College supporting students with disabilities? Four students share their experiences.
04/30/2021
Pulitzer Playwright Pieces Together 'My Broken Language'
It wasn't until graduate school that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes discovered her native tongue. It was there at Brown University that Paula Vogel, creative writing...Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes...
04/29/2021
'A Neighborhood Environment'
F&M students of all class years reflect on robust life in the College Houses.
04/29/2021
‘Here We Live, Here We Grow’
Performances by sophomore cellist Elizabeth Chapman and junior vocalist Eva Hirsch accented a magnificent spring day April 23 as Franklin & Marshall College celebrated the dedication of the fifth and newest College House, as well as the philanthropy...
04/16/2021
Mock Trial Team Celebrates Best Season in History
Franklin & Marshall's mock trial team has landed among the top 25% in the nation this year. For the first time in campus history, the team advanced to the American Mock Trial Association's...F&M advanced to the American Mock Trial Association Opening...
04/12/2021
Forging the Path for Those Who Come Next
Franklin & Marshall College's True Blue Network connects a student to an alumnus and the internship of his dreams. Aspiring anesthesiologist and public health major Curtis Mark used the True Blue Network to discover an internship with Dr. Michael...
04/09/2021
Always Handle Reptiles With Care
A research project to evaluate whether positive human interactions could improve the welfare of leopard geckos led to questions in Franklin & Marshall College's Biological Foundations of Behavior program about how to handle the creatures without...
03/12/2021
Who Owns Culture? Historian Examines Art Restitution and Colonialism
The trove of Benin's opulent palace art can be found in museums across the globe. Everywhere, that is, except Benin. Art historian Marie-Cécile Zinsou is working to change that. Her Franklin...Who owns culture? Art historian Marie-Cécile Zinsou...
03/08/2021
Students Explore the Whimsical World of Gianni Rodari
Every night, traveling salesman Signor Bianchi calls his daughter from a pay phone to tell her a bedtime story. Each story must be told in the time that a single coin will buy. Four Franklin & Marshall College students will recount these whimsical...
03/03/2021
Diplomats Abroad Overcome Pandemic Challenges
Despite the waxing and waning of the pandemic’s intensity last fall and early winter, four F&M graduates reached their destinations abroad and begin their teaching fellowships.
02/12/2021
Not Out of Sight Nor Out of Mind
This summer, Franklin & Marshall College made the difficult decision to decrease the campus population during the fall term due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to reduce the number of students in on-campus residential halls, the sophomore cohort...