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Alumna Returns to Campus as Tenure-Track Professor

By Chris Karlesky Part V of the 2011-12 series on new, tenure-track faculty members.  The smell of formaldehyde is gone, and the building has a new name, but the Harris Center…

Where Science and Medicine Meet

Associate Professor of Biology Rob Jinks (foreground) works in the lab with Becky Willert ’12 and Chris Fiorentini ’12 in the Barshinger Life Sciences & Philosophy Building. Willert and Fiorentini are…

College-Prep Summit to Bring 200 Central Pa. Students to F&M Campus

Mark Lund '05, who was an adviser for National College Advising Corps-Keystone Region from 2008 through 2010, discusses the college-search process with a group of students during a visit to Southern…

Meet the College House Leaders: Akbar Hossain ’13

Akbar Hossain ’13, president of Brooks College House (Photo by Tim Brixius) By Chris Karlesky Feb. 9, 2012 The following story is the first in the 2011-12 series on the student…

Pre-College Adventures Give Students Experience, Perspective

Augusta Rapoza ’15 (left) and Mike Hudson ’15 (right), members of the 2012 Spring Option cohort at Franklin & Marshall, work with children in Ecuador last fall during their semester with…

F&M Competes in Recyclemania

By Chris Karlesky For the fourth consecutive year, Franklin & Marshall College is competing in Recyclemania, a 10-week competition among colleges and universities in various categories of recycling. F&M will…

Hebouche Joins Department of French

Nadra Hebouche, instructor of French Part IV of the 2011-12 series on new, tenure-track faculty members. Born in Algeria and raised in France, Nadra Hebouche has traveled extensively and experienced many…

Second Franklin Innovation Challenge Gearing Up

Justin Thacker ’11 (l.) and Eric Feinberg ’11 (r.) present their winning proposal in the Open Category of the inaugural Franklin Innovation Challenge in the Great Room of Brooks College House…

Cycling Team Hosts 24-Hour Cycle-A-Thon

Members of the F&M elite cycling team hosted a 24-hour cycle-a-thon on Jan 27-28 in Steinman College Center to support Racing to Register, a nonprofit organization founded by Tom Kramer ’89.…

Educating—and Learning—in Ghana

They are phrases most middle school teachers have never heard from their students, at least in most countries: “Teacher, teach!” “You’re late!” “But class isn’t over yet!” The words came from…