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.
08/28/2023
Convocation Welcomes Class of 2027
Members of the Franklin & Marshall College Class of 2027 took the first steps of their F&M journey at Convocation Aug. 25.
08/25/2023
F&M Poll: Ahead in the State's GOP Primary, Trump Viewed Less Than Favorable by PA Voters
Donald Trump commands a lead in Pennsylvania's Republican Primary, but the former president is viewed unfavorably by a majority of the state's registered voters in the August Franklin & Marshall Poll.
08/21/2023
Genesis Familia: Raising Others Through Philanthropy
For most, home is the place where they are raised. For Genesis Familia, it is also the place to give back by raising others. This summer, the Posse Scholar returned to New York City for an internship with Bloomberg Philanthropies in human resources...
08/16/2023
Closing the Gender Gap in Finance
Kriti Krishna '18 and Lia Tavarez '20 are working together to make investments more accessible for female entrepreneurs through HearstLab, a a venture fund for women-led startups.
08/10/2023
F&M Faculty Uncover History of Underground Railroad in Lancaster
A historic home in downtown Lancaster is being turned into a museum by LancasterHistory, thanks in part to contributions by Franklin & Marshall College faculty.
08/04/2023
Young Alum Startup Merges Art and Economics
Mark Marotta '21 launched Amparo in his senior year at F&M, a web platform for emerging and established fine artists to display original paintings in a virtual stage setting.
07/31/2023
Rising Sophomore Puts Passion for Environment to Work at Summer Internship
Rising sophomore Anna Atticks is digging deep on environmental issues during her summer internship as a policy analyst, funded by the Schapiro-Cadwell Internship Endowment.
07/29/2023
Students Tune Into a Cosmic Hum
A team of students search the starry skies for “cosmic clocks,” part of an international research project that this week reported evidence of gravitational waves that oscillate periodically from years to decades.
07/26/2023
F&M Appoints New Members to Board of Trustees
The Franklin & Marshall Board of Trustees voted to elect its newest members during the Board’s spring meeting. F&M is proud to welcome the following recently elected trustees, who began their terms on July 1.
07/26/2023
Summer Research Goes Interstellar
A 2023 Hackman scholar, rising junior Delaney Adair is analyzing data from telescopes around the world to study protoplanetary nebula M1-92.
07/25/2023
F&M Voices: 25 Years in the Library
View a video highlighting Jenn Buch, the 2023 recipient of the Richard Kneedler Distinguished Service Award.
07/24/2023
Students Research Ancient Climate Through Stream Restoration
In deep long trenches that a backhoe shoveled, students collected samples from black wetland soil that has not seen the light of day for more than 300 years.