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.
05/17/2022
Class of 2022 Grads Urged to Find Their Voices
It is not enough to be a voice for the voiceless. F&M Class of 2022 Commencement speaker Viet Thanh Nguyen encouraged new grads to find their voice and use it to make positive changes in society.
05/13/2022
Senior Spotlights: 'My journey here has granted me a family'
For Nick Ross, it's the Phi Kappa Sigma house. For Nicolás David Cortez, it's the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. For Josary Valeiron, it's Martin Library. With Commencement fast...Why did these seniors choose F&M, and what are their...
05/11/2022
'Someone Like Me Does Have the Opportunity to Make Change in This Country'
Before his legislative career officially began, Ali Husaini ’22 already saw a bill signed into law. "I want to be in the front and center and be immersed in the political system, getting outcomes that benefit the people that are most in need,"...
05/09/2022
Exploring the Intersection of Economics and Feminism
Franklin & Marshall College senior Kamakshi Shah didn't expect to fall in love with economics. She had always thought of the subject as Kamakshi Shah explores the intersection of economics and feminism as an economics major with a minor in women's,...
05/06/2022
F&M Commencement Speaker Talks HBO, Hate Mail and Memoirs
Even Pulitzer Prize-winning authors fight to find their voice. Commencement speaker Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the upcoming HBO series inspired by his Pulitzer fiction-winner,
05/05/2022
Dissatisfied Voters Preparing to Cast Ballots, According to May F&M Poll
Voters are headed to the polls for the May 17 primary election increasingly worried about their own economics and frustrated with President Joe Biden's performance, according to the latest Franklin &...Franklin & Marshall College offers students...
05/04/2022
Leading Environmental Expert from F&M Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences recently elected Dorothy Merritts, the Harry W. and Mary B. Huffnagle Professor of Geoscience in Franklin & Marshall College's Department of Earth and Environment...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
05/04/2022
Music at F&M: Composing Leaders
Franklin & Marshall senior Jihang Dai hasn't finalized post-graduation plans just yet, but there is one thing he certainly won't bring with him: stage fright. The accomplished pianist will...Many music courses and ensembles at F&M are open to students...
05/03/2022
Grad Earns Prestigious Pi Mu Math Award
Nart Shalqini '21 recently received the Richard V. Andree award from the Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society. Shalqini's paper, F&M student Nart Shalqini was recently awarded the Richard V. Andree award from the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society.
04/28/2022
Watch Students Experience F&M
It's a typical spring morning at Franklin & Marshall College — blustery with a hint of sun — and sophomore Yasmin Nicholas is on a mission: coffee. Nicholas is one of seven students featured in...Watch of compilation of Instagram student takeovers...
04/26/2022
Grads to Gather at May 14 Commencement
Members of Franklin & Marshall College's Class of 2022 will be honored for their perseverance and academic excellence during Commencement May 14 in the College's Alumni Sports & Fitness...Members of Franklin & Marshall College's Class of 2022 will...
04/18/2022
Propelling the Inventive Spirit
Like its iconic namesake Benjamin Franklin, the Franklin & Marshall College campus is full of students with inventive ideas and an unmatched drive to chase them. And while kites and keys aren't...Entrepreneurial students and a recent alumnus share...