F&M Stories
At Franklin & 麻豆传媒色情片, 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.
07/10/2025
F&M to FBI: How Kristopher Martinez 鈥�24 Embraced an Unexpected Opportunity
For Kristopher Martinez 鈥�24, F&M wasn鈥檛 just a place to study business and government 鈥� here, he could live it, question it, and grow through it. Martinez said this immersive experience not only fostered skills in critical thinking, communication,...
07/08/2025
How F&M Students Spend Summer Break
F&M鈥檚 signature blue Adirondack chairs are never empty for long. Meet several students spending their summer break on campus, as well as outside of Lancaster.
07/03/2025
Young Alumni Share Law School Journeys
Robert Suite 鈥�17 and Matthew Thomas 鈥�19 first met at F&M. Their post-graduate paths led them both to Drexel School of Law. Follow their story of friendship and mentorship.
07/02/2025
Women鈥檚 Center Director Finds Her 鈥楯am鈥� at Roller Derby Rink
Until four years ago, Diosanny Rivera-Placido recollects lacing up a pair of roller skates twice in her lifetime, both times at middle-school birthday parties. Today, the director of the Alice Drum Women's Center is en route to Innsbruck, Austria,...
07/01/2025
Tatyana Ulman '27 Finds Opportunities to Lead at F&M
When deciding where to attend college, Tatyana Ulman knew she wanted a liberal arts institution where she could conduct research as an undergraduate and would feel a strong sense of belonging. F&M fit the bill perfectly.
06/27/2025
The (Diplomat) Way of St. James
Completing the Camino de Santiago is often a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But Johansen Vargas '26 and David Nieves '27 have accomplished this feat twice. The two were selected as student leaders for F&M on the Camino.
06/26/2025
Heading for the Bright Lights
As a first-year at F&M, Samantha Correa 鈥�24 knew she liked working with cameras, writing stories and performing. Now, she is pursuing a master's degree in radio, television, and digital communication at Boston University. 鈥淔&M鈥檚 liberal arts...
06/25/2025
D.C. Summer Session 鈥極pened My Eyes to a World I Had Never Known鈥�
An immersive summer program brought 13 students to Washington, D.C., for two weeks to connect with thought leaders in government, nonprofits and community organizations.
06/23/2025
Why Give? Six Inspiring Diplomat Stories
See six recent stories that showcase the philanthropic spirit of Diplomats worldwide. One financial gift can change the academic trajectory for F&M students and those who follow them.
06/20/2025
From the Gridiron to the Computer Grid
On the football field, Isaiah Brown 鈥�24 found routine and discipline. In the classroom, he found logic and purpose. "It wasn鈥檛 until I signed up for a computer science course that things started to click," he said. Brown is now a software engineer...
06/18/2025
F&M Women & Philanthropy Event Celebrates Success, Honors Charter Members
More than 80 Franklin & Marshall alumnae, parents and friends, many of them charter members of F&M Women & Philanthropy, gathered at Bloomberg Philanthropies in New York City June 4 to commemorate the initiative鈥檚 progress and to build community...
06/17/2025
F&M Names Student Affairs Leader Robert Mikus Dean of Students
Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Mikus will join Franklin & 麻豆传媒色情片 as Dean of Students July 14. With more than 30 years of experience in student affairs, Mikus is widely regarded as a collaborative and visionary leader, known for building inclusive, student-centered...