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.
03/02/2023
Driven By Passion: Classic Car Specialist Greg Duckloe '13
One clear strength of Franklin & Marshall College throughout its 235-year history is its outstanding alumni. Today, its living graduates number more than 29,000 and stretch around the world. They...Meet Greg Duckloe '13, director of research & operations...
02/28/2023
Filmmaker Documents Artists With Disability
In his campus office, documentary filmmaker James Hollenbaugh, last fall's artist-in-residence at Franklin & Marshall College, discusses his artists with disability project that exhibits in March...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
02/27/2023
Alumni Spotlight: Every Stitch Tells a Story
It's not every day you wear hoops skirts, bustles and bonnets to work — let alone hand-stitch them. But for Franklin & Marshall College alum Rachel Sheffield, it's just another day on the job. Sheffield, an American studies major and Italian minor,...
02/24/2023
The Most Cozy Campus Spots
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.- Albert Camus, See the top 8 cozy spaces on campus. We asked students to share their favorite spots to socialize and study on a cold winter day.
02/22/2023
Ranking Human Rights: F&M Global Barometers
How do you measure human rights? Two Franklin & Marshall College professors will make sense of broad global trends in an upcoming Common Hour lecture. The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights provide a global measure of LGBTQI+ human rights in 204...
02/22/2023
Student Finds Humor, Homer in Ancient Poem
After a three-year odyssey in academic research, Therese Watkins' '23 achievement is nearly homeric, worthy of seasoned scholars. Alongside Professor of Classics Zachary Biles, Watkins co-authored work that an international journal. Watkins and Professor...
02/21/2023
'Everything is Impermanent': Lessons from an Ancient Spiritual Art Form
An integral component of the F&M student experience is the opportunity to learn about new cultures and forms of art directly from expert practitioners around the globe. The Department of Religious Studies invited the college community to celebrate...
02/18/2023
'I Have Such a Reverence for the Cinematic Experience': Meet Simon Taylor '23
"Financial aid — and the Minter Family Endowed Scholarship — have enabled me to pursue this education at F&M," said Simon Taylor '23. "I am deeply grateful for all of the unique opportunities donor generosity has enabled me to have."
02/17/2023
Alum Has Hand in Super Bowl Halftime Show
As the nation tuned into Super Bowl LVII, Franklin & Marshall College alum Kristin Schlossman '13 and her colleagues were more concerned with what hovered above the stadium's 50-yard line....F&M grad Kristin Schlossman '13 is senior manager of inclusive...
02/16/2023
F&M Ranks High Among Fulbright Top Producers
Franklin & Marshall College has again been recognized by Fulbright, the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. For the sixth consecutive year, the Fulbright U.S...For the sixth consecutive year, the Fulbright U.S....
02/14/2023
Love, Music and F&M Will Keep Us Together
Leslie Lindeman '13 and Andrew Glennan '13 have always loved music. But in their first year at Franklin & Marshall College, when Lindeman pulled out her violin and Glennan settled behind his cello as new members of the orchestra, they had no idea...
02/13/2023
F&M Joins 14 Institutions in Unique Science and Math Collaborative
Over the next six years, students taking introductory mathematics or science should expect more inclusive, dynamic experiences at Franklin & Marshall College, which is engaged in a new approach to collaborative learning. Developed under Howard Hughes...