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Barbara K. Altmann Named 16th President of F&M

"It is a new president's dream to join Franklin & Marshall at this moment in its evolution....I could not feel more fortunate, and I can't wait to get started."

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Story 5/24/2018

Six F&M Students Receive Fulbright Awards for 2018

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships went to six Franklin & Marshall College students this year, including four from the Class of 2018. An alumna received the Fulbright Study/Research award, and...

Story 5/24/2018

F&M Student Chosen for National Fellowship in Public...

Lia Tavarez, first-generation rising junior at Franklin & Marshall College, was one of eight students nationwide this year chosen to participate in the 2018 Frank Karel Fellowship in Public Interest...

Story 5/21/2018

Experiencing Earth’s Geoscience History in America’s...

During spring semester, Professor of Geosciences Andrew de Wet and the department’s research lab manager and technician Emily Wilson took 16 students to New Mexico and Arizona to visit numerous...

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Trustee and Diplomat Athletic Club co-founder Brooks gives $1M for Shadek Stadium

As a student at Franklin & Marshall College, Bob Brooks '66, P'98 was a member of the men's varsity tennis team, and as a successful businessman and investor, he later acquired partial ownership interests in professional baseball and hockey teams, Pittsburgh's Pirates and Penguins. But with their latest gift to his alma mater, Bob and his wife,...

The Steinman Foundation Gift Supports F&M Works in Lancaster

The success of a civic engagement program that provides internships for Franklin & Marshall students and benefits the broader Lancaster community has inspired the Steinman Foundation to strengthen its support for the initiative over the long term. The foundation recently awarded the College $500,000 to deepen the impact of F&M Works, a program of...

Weis and Laiks Commit Major Gift to New Cinema

Franklin & Marshall College Trustee Colleen Ross Weis ’85 and her husband, Martin Laiks, have committed a generous gift for the construction of a cinema in the Susan & Benjamin Winter Visual Arts Center.