F&M Stories
The story of F&M is told through our vibrant community. Explore the latest College announcements, inspiring student journeys, transformative faculty work, and the achievements of our global alumni network.
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03/16/2023
Generous Gift Furthers Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts on Campus
Class of 2000 alum Andrew Roth's contribution will fund diversity, equity and inclusion programming on campus over the next five years. Franklin & Marshall graduate Andrew Roth '00 has fond...Class of 2000 alum Andrew Roth's contribution will fund...
03/13/2023
Father-Daughter Grads Reward Faculty with Readership
Father and daughter Robert and Sarah Glidden both graduated from Franklin & Marshall. Along with Bob's wife and Sarah's mother, Eileen, the two alums recently celebrated their alma mater and the...The Glidden family established an endowed readership...
03/07/2023
How to Have Hard Conversations: Sarah Pharaon '00
Franklin & Marshall College alum Sarah Pharaon has built a career in some of the nation's most renowned museums. After 20 years of museum work, she launched Dialogic to help nonprofit institutions have better conversations around difficult histories....
03/02/2023
Driven By Passion: Classic Car Specialist Greg Duckloe '13
One clear strength of Franklin & Marshall College throughout its 235-year history is its outstanding alumni. Today, its living graduates number more than 29,000 and stretch around the world. They...Meet Greg Duckloe '13, director of research & operations...
02/27/2023
Alumni Spotlight: Every Stitch Tells a Story
It's not every day you wear hoops skirts, bustles and bonnets to work — let alone hand-stitch them. But for Franklin & Marshall College alum Rachel Sheffield, it's just another day on the job. Sheffield, an American studies major and Italian minor,...
02/17/2023
Alum Has Hand in Super Bowl Halftime Show
As the nation tuned into Super Bowl LVII, Franklin & Marshall College alum Kristin Schlossman '13 and her colleagues were more concerned with what hovered above the stadium's 50-yard line....F&M grad Kristin Schlossman '13 is senior manager of inclusive...
02/14/2023
Love, Music and F&M Will Keep Us Together
Leslie Lindeman '13 and Andrew Glennan '13 have always loved music. But in their first year at Franklin & Marshall College, when Lindeman pulled out her violin and Glennan settled behind his cello as new members of the orchestra, they had no idea...
02/03/2023
Global Grad Earns Pickering Fellowship
When Franklin & Marshall College graduate Paolo Caglioti '21 took the first-year course F&M grad Paolo Caglioti '21 was recently named a Pickering Fellowship, a competitive award that prepares young graduates for foreign service careers.
01/24/2023
'My History Degree From F&M Provided the Foundation for Who I Am Today'
It was at F&M as a history major and Africana studies minor that Hilary Green '99, the James B. Duke Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College, began honing her interests in the intersections of race, class, and gender in African American...
12/21/2022
F&M Mourns the Loss of Former Interim President and Longtime Trustee John F. Burness '67
John F. Burness '67, former interim president for Franklin & Marshall College and longtime F&M trustee, died Monday, Dec. 19. He was 77. Burness served on the Board of Trustees for 12...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on education...
12/08/2022
Election Season at F&M
When Franklin & Marshall junior Liz Joslin began interning for Josh Shapiro, she never expected to go viral on TikTok alongside Pennsylvania's Governor-Elect. The video — a clever take on a...When F&M student Liz Joslin began interning for Josh...
11/29/2022
Sana Rafi '06 Delves Into Her Childhood to Bring Authenticity to Her Writing
One clear strength of Franklin & Marshall College throughout its 235-year history is its outstanding alumni. Today, its living graduates number more than 29,000 and stretch around the world. They...Franklin & Marshall College offers students a hands-on...