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.

03/29/2022

'I Formed Great Relationships with My Mentors'

Marvin Nicoleau '16, a biochemistry and molecular biology major at F&M, is a fourth-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. He enrolled at the College in 2012 as a result of a new partnership between...

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03/22/2022

'A Little Medicine, A Little Philosophy'

An F&M professor and his former student — now a doctor — teamed up to explore an ethical puzzle: What if a patient's current best interests conflict with their past living will directives?

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03/17/2022

'It Can Stop Being a Job, and Instead Become a Calling'

Franklin & Marshall College Alumna Shares Her Experience Opening a Nonprofit When she accepted her Franklin & Marshall College diploma and ceremoniously moved her mortarboard tassel to...Martha Mumenthaler '21 started a nonprofit, Foliage Retriever...

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03/07/2022

'I Would Choose F&M a Thousand Times Again if Given the Chance'

Kate Trieschman '16, a biology major at Franklin & Marshall, is completing her final semester of dental school at the University of Pennsylvania. Up next for Kate? A pediatric dental...Biology grad Kate Trieschman '16 shares how her liberal arts...

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02/24/2022

Harwood Gift Expands Career Exploration Programs for Students, Alumni

Franklin & Marshall students and alumni will enjoy a broader array of career advising and exploration programs, thanks to a significant deferred gift from Brett S. Harwood '71 and his wife,...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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12/14/2021

'69 Alumnus Introduces Students to Actuarial Field

An honors student at Franklin & Marshall College, Roy Goldman graduated in 1969 with plans to become a mathematics professor. He earned his doctorate, and taught for a bit, but instead of a...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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10/19/2021

True Blue Weekend Reunites Diplomats from Near and Far

Franklin & Marshall College warmly welcomed students, parents and alumni back to campus for True Blue Weekend, its first since 2019. Held Oct. 15-17, the annual Homecoming and Family Weekend...True Blue, F&M's annual Homecoming and Family Weekend,...

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10/15/2021

2009 Graduate is Building Lancaster's Future

Who decides where a city's bus stops go? The parks? The new apartment complexes? Franklin & Marshall alum Douglas Smith does, to an extent. As chief planner within the City of Lancaster's...What is an urban planner? F&M grad Douglas Smith shares...

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09/27/2021

How an 'Atypical' Degree Is Helping This Physical Therapist Think Outside the Box

The typical student pursuing a career in physical therapy will complete an undergraduate degree related to biology or public health. But Franklin & Marshall College alumnus Cory Hecht '17 was...After graduating with a mathematics degree, F&M alumnus...

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09/15/2021

Phillips Museum Announces Fall Exhibitions

Images captured by Magnum Photos, the famous international cooperative whose photographers travel the world capturing the many facets of humanity—in conflict and in harmony—form one of this fall's...Franklin & Marshall College offers students...

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08/30/2021

Four Students Launch Government Internship Program

This summer, four Franklin & Marshall College students traveled to Washington D.C., where they worked in Congress or at a federal agency, either remotely or on location. The Ken Duberstein '...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...

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07/30/2021

Alumni Gifts Support Black Cultural Center

A trio of alumni donations to the F&M Black Cultural Center ensures that students have a space to host events, study, and connect.

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