F&M Stories
At Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬, 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.
09/22/2022
Students Reflect on Summer Fieldwork
As the new semester gives way to shorter days and cooler weather, Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 students are finding their fall rhythm. For many, the quest for knowledge continued uninterrupted...For the final installment of our summer series, two...
09/16/2022
Sultana Becomes F&M's First Obama Foundation Voyager Scholar
On the heels of a United States Foreign Service internship, Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 student Munahil Sultana '24 will continue her path toward international diplomacy with the backing of the Obama Foundation. This week, Sultana, a government and...
09/15/2022
Want to Be a Writer? Hausman Speaker Shares Surprising Advice
Writing Rule No. 1: You need the right jacket. That is, at least, according to Julie Otsuka, Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬's 2022-23 Hausman lecturer. On Sept. 13, the novelist and short...What is novelist Julie Ostuka's No. 1 writing rule? The answer...
09/13/2022
F&M's Ongoing Diversity Efforts Earn College a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 received the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in...Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 offers students a hands-on...
09/08/2022
F&M Prepares Tomorrow's Leaders, Today
In class, on stage, or on the playing field, leadership takes many shapes.
09/06/2022
F&M Students Mentor Local High Schoolers in Filmmaking
Three Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 seniors mentored local high school students in filmmaking this summer, as well as planning a fall film festival.
09/06/2022
Film Faculty Screens First Film Festival
The inaugural Gleaners Film Festival at Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 Sept. 22-24 will feature director John Waters and "Pink Flamingos," his 1972 "exercise in poor taste" (trailer in this link), which, at the time of its release, was initially banned...
09/02/2022
Aspiring Neuroscientist Tackles Cutting-Edge Research in Chicago
Beta Cai ’23, a neuroscience major, spent a summer conducting biomedical research in the pharmacology department at the University of Illinois-Chicago. “I did research on designing and constructing a FRET (Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer)-based...
08/31/2022
Incoming Class Encouraged to Chart New Paths at Convocation
Lined up under a cerulean sky, members of the Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 Class of 2026 began their F&M journeys by walking into Convocation Aug. 30. The time-honored event signifies not...The Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 Class of 2026 began their...
08/29/2022
F&M Diplomat Interns to Become U.S. Diplomat
The Franklin & Marshall student experience doesn't stop when the academic year ends. From internships in Lancaster to travel around the world and research across the country, our students...Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 offers students a hands-on education...
08/26/2022
Fourth-Year Phenom Frames F&M Experience for First-Year Class
No matter where she goes on campus, Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 senior Kyra Caffrey is leading — in Diplomatic Congress, at her sorority (Alpha Phi), and in the biology laboratory. The...Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 offers students a hands-on education...
08/25/2022
F&M Poll: Democrats Lead Key Races, GOP Election Overall
While Pennsylvania Democrats John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro appear well ahead of their Republican opponents in the races for U.S. senator and governor, support for the GOP statewide is 2% higher...Franklin & Âé¶¹´«Ã½É«Ç鯬 offers students a hands-on...