“I want to increase gender and racial representation in these fields (public service and law), and I want to ensure that more marginalized communities can invest in the government that is supposed to serve their interests,” says Makaila Ranges, incoming president of the F&M student body.

Mackenzie Blackwell, who graduated from F&M this spring, shares how financial aid opened the door to an F&M education and supported her dream of pursuing a career in judicial activism, rights-oriented and constitutional law.

Ask any student at Franklin & Marshall College to name the one feature that distinguishes F&M from its peer institutions, and the answer almost universally is the same: The College Houses. See what our students have to say about our unique approach to residential life.