Authored Articles
One of the many ways that Franklin & Marshall College President Daniel R. Porterfied, Ph.D., contributes to the national discussion on various issues facing higher education is through articles published in newspapers. A selection of those articles appears here.
Educational Change-makers Offer True Lessons of Public Service during Political Season
Sept. 11, 2012
Huffington Post
The Dick Winters Challenge
Sept. 2, 2012
Sunday News (Lancaster Newspapers)
Editor's note: … "Here are excerpts from [President Porterfield's Convocation] remarks about a heroic individual and 1941 F&M graduate whose life, Porterfield notes, holds lessons for all."
To the Class of 2016: … Maj. Winters triumphed with honor not simply because he was brave and strong, but also because he was smart and mentally prepared. His liberal arts education at F&M played a defining role.
Top Colleges Can Help Transform Education
March 30, 2012
Houston Chronicle
Highly selective national colleges and universities like the one I lead, Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, should do more to embrace students from low-income communities. But unfortunately ..., the nation's top 150 colleges - the schools so accomplished at launching young adults into lives of impact - currently enroll only 3 percent of their undergraduates from America's lowest economic quartile.
Another Kind of College Sports
Dec. 16, 2011
Philadelphia Inquirer
Many believe that liberal-arts colleges, which typically play sports at the Division III level, do not especially value athletics. ... Colleges like Franklin and Marshall, Haverford, and Wesleyan aim to further the intellectual growth of all our students in a climate of high achievement and individual responsibility. In that context, we appreciate the educational value of competitive sports and structure our athletic programs to maximize their contribution to learning.
