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.
12/16/2025
F&M Leadership Fellows Prepares Future-Ready Leaders
At Franklin & Marshall, a highly personalized academic experience serves as a launchpad for lifelong leadership through the Franklin & Marshall Leadership Fellows program. These distinctive fellowships exemplify the College’s commitment to supporting...
12/16/2025
Art Clark, Jr. Reaches $10 Million in Support for Financial Aid at F&M
Arthur R. “Art” Clark, Jr.’s philanthropy, intended to honor his father’s experience as an F&M student and graduate, has resulted in $10 million in cumulative gifts to support student scholarships and financial aid, with $2.8 million contributed...
12/16/2025
Research Club Kickstarts Students’ Science Careers
At Franklin & Marshall, a distinctive opportunity for hands-on learning gives students the chance to participate in collaborative research as early as their second week on campus. The Nanobots Research Club meets weekly and aims to help students...
12/10/2025
F&M Celebrates Midyear Graduates
The campus community gathered Dec. 9 for the midyear completion recognition and reception, applauding students who finished academic requirements ahead of their cohort or completed an extra term.
12/08/2025
A Diplomat’s Deep Dive into Marine Biology
Learning by doing is part of our DNA as Diplomats. Jaeyun An ’26 dove headfirst into this philosophy, spending a semester in the turquoise waters of Turks and Caicos researching the island’s diverse marine life. “This experience gave me the...
12/02/2025
Publishing Alumni Share Postgraduate Paths
Learn how F&M shaped the professional lives of four alumni working in publishing. “Franklin & Marshall was the only school where I felt like creative writing was important,” said Rebecca (Bolstein) Chen ’14, editor at TOKYOPOP.
11/26/2025
Mindful Moments: Buchanan Park Outdoor Classroom
As fall makes way for finals, F&M students seek calm and quiet. They don't have to look far. The Buchanan Park Outdoor Classroom provides a space just footsteps from campus to study, congregate with friends, or partake in personal reflection.
11/24/2025
A Diplomat in Every Sense: Vassilis Coutifaris '09
“I believe the liberal arts value of F&M is that it trains all of us, in a way, to be a bit more adaptive,” said Vassilis Coutifaris '09, who made the fitting jump from F&M Diplomat to a career in international affairs. See what advice Coutifaris...
11/21/2025
What is Extended Reality–and Why are F&M Students Researching It?
Learning by doing is in our DNA as Diplomats. For Sujal Shah ’27 and Kha Nguyen ’28, this meant collaborating with their computer science professor to research how extended reality can be used for safer, more effective employee training.
11/18/2025
Diplomats’ Women’s Golf Team Partners With Lancaster Country Club
Franklin & Marshall College and the Lancaster Country Club have entered into an agreement that will allow the Diplomats’ Women’s Golf Team to practice and host multiple Centennial Conference tournaments throughout the season.
11/17/2025
F&M Nationally Recognized for Wellness Education & Violence Prevention
F&M’s Office of Wellness Education and Violence Prevention has gained national recognition for a bystander intervention marketing campaign. Meet the dedicated group of F&M peer health educators who provide health and wellness advocacy on campus.
11/13/2025
Trailblazing Research Examines Cigarette Label Alternatives
Three F&M students helped conduct a groundbreaking pilot study in Lancaster this summer, assisting Professor Hollie Tripp with tobacco regulatory research. It's the first F&M instance of biospecimen collection from non-campus participants.