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.
02/23/2017
Saving Endangered Languages from Going Extinct
As he took the stage, the speaker urged the Franklin & Marshall College audience to say Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community...
11/22/2016
Professor, Students Celebrate Women and Computing
Before she died in 1992 at age 85, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a pioneer in the computer science field. As one of the first code writers for the Harvard IBM computer used during World War...Franklin & Marshall College offers students...
09/28/2016
Construction Begins on Shadek Stadium, Which Will Open Next Fall
Earthmovers and other heavy equipment will roll onto the North Campus site this week to begin construction of Franklin & Marshall College's new multipurpose stadium, known as Shadek Stadium,...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
09/01/2016
Kreisel and Faris Commit $1 Million To Establish Groundbreaking F&M Mindfulness Program
Tony Kreisel '66 graduated from Franklin & Marshall College long before the term Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats...
08/11/2016
National Internship Brings Two F&M Students to Nation's Capitol
In a two-story building along a busy, tree-lined avenue in Washington, D.C., volunteers for Martha's Table are preparing food for the hungry and homeless. But in the same building, Jaquelin Salg...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
05/10/2016
F&M Receives Gift from Winter Family for Landmark Visual Arts Building
Both the study and making of art will gain a new vitality at Franklin & Marshall College, with a lead gift for a new visual arts building announced by President Daniel R. Porterfield during F&...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...
12/10/2015
Your Brain: The Great Connector
Aristotle once said, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." As he shared his groundbreaking research in neuroscience, a Franklin & Marshall College professor pointed out that brain function closely follows that axiom. "Any cognitive function...
09/15/2014
$5 Million Lehman Endowment Gift to Support Wrestling for Generations of Student-Athletes
A $5 million gift from prominent geologist David Lehman, a 1968 alumnus, will endow Franklin & Marshall College's standout, NCAA Division I wrestling program for generations of student-athletes to come.