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Social, Cultural and Political Revolutions Intersect at F&M's First Arab Arts Festival

“Artists and musicians were instrumental in revolutions that broke out in the Arab world several years ago. A rapper in Egypt and a rapper in Tunisia played powerful, pivotal roles in the revolutions in those countries.”
—Assistant Professor of Anthropology Bridget Guarasci

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F&M News

Story 9/22/2017

Greenland Research: Was Climate a Factor in the...

Near Tunulliark Fjord , on a peninsula jutting from Greenland’s southern coast, an F&M student-faculty research team collect environmental data to help in determining what happened to the Norse more...

Story 9/21/2017

Information Increasing, But Common Understanding Decreasing,...

Even as digital technology provides more information, allowing instantaneous access and sharing, people struggle to synthesize that information and form a common understanding of reality, said author...

Story 9/21/2017

Trump Opposition Grows, But His Supports Stand Firm, F&M...

Nine months of a tumultuous administration has taken a toll on President Donald Trump’s job performance rating, but his core supporters in Pennsylvania stand firmly with the Republican, according to...

Luminaries

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Trustee Gift Establishes Program Focusing on High-Achieving Students Who Have Overcome Obstacles

The classroom and postgraduate success of first-generation students from lower-income families demonstrates the power derived from overcoming obstacles. Now, with the generous $1 million commitment of alumnus and Trustee Ken Mehlman '88, the College is embarking on a project to deepen its understanding of students' abilities to translate...

Shadek Stadium

Goal posts are up, state-of-the-art score board is in place, and the final touches to Shadek Stadium's red-brick field house are being completed as workers prepare for the football and lacrosse facility's fall opening. As the first facility for the College's planned athletic area in North Campus, Shadek will replace Sponaugle-Williamson Field on...

Benefactor Art Clark Says ‘Thank You’ with $4.1 Million Gift to F&M for Financial Aid

Through generous philanthropy over more than a decade, Clark has created powerful, endowed financial-aid resources at the College, assuring great opportunity for future F&M students and helping advance a critical institutional priority. His latest gift brings his total lifetime giving to F&M to $6.1 million and makes him the second-largest...