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.

02/07/2024

'A Perfect Match': Alumni Eye Surgeon on Returning to Lancaster

After graduating from Franklin & Marshall, Wenxin Wei ‘02 found himself on the other side of the country, studying a new form of eye surgery in California. Now, he’s back in Lancaster, helping legally blind patients see again.

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02/05/2024

Preparing a New Generation of Immigration Lawyers

Immigration law attorney Arielle Chapnick ’14 returns to F&M to teach in the same class that inspired her career 10 years ago.

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02/01/2024

F&M Poll: Biden Lead Over Trump Expands with Third-Party Candidate

Democratic President Joe Biden holds a narrow lead over the Republican's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, but Biden’s advantage expands from one to five points, 42% to 37%, when third-party candidates are included.

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01/31/2024

F&M Biologists Contribute to Award-Winning Documentary

“Losing Blue,” a collaborative effort between the filmmaker, her writer and two F&M biologists, Professors Janet Fischer and Mark Olson, a wife-and-husband scientific team.

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01/26/2024

F&M Relief Alliance Rebuilds Flood-Ravaged Home

A dozen Franklin & Marshall students spent the end of winter break rebuilding a flood-ravaged home near Tulsa, Okla.

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01/24/2024

F&M Receives $1.4 Million Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for “Reckoning with Lancaster” Humanities Project

F&M is one of just 10 liberal arts colleges to be named a new recipient of a Humanities for All Times grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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01/19/2024

Diplomat Voter Engagement Conference Aims to Boost Voter Turnout Across PA

With the 2024 elections on the horizon, Franklin & Marshall students are hoping to increase turnout among voters between the ages of 18 and 24 in Pennsylvania.

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01/16/2024

Common Hour Returns Jan. 18

Common Hour will resume Jan. 18 in addition to Campus Hour programming. The weekly event enables the F&M and Lancaster communities to engage in a campuswide dialogue.

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01/12/2024

Visiting Campus? See Top Winter Spots

Touring F&M this winter? Make the most of your visit with five fun activities to fill a one-day trip to Lancaster.

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01/10/2024

‘Why I Chose F&M’: Students and Young Alumni Look Back

Current students and recent graduates reflect on what led them to choose F&M for their undergraduate experience.

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01/05/2024

Catching Up On Campus: F&M Winter Break

In the coming days, students will trickle back to campus for winter sports, theater productions and other commitments. Meet students who opted to stay on campus or return early.

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12/20/2023

Top Videos of 2023

Enjoy a compilation of videos that capture memories at Franklin & Marshall – from the first steps students take on campus, to the moment they triumphantly toss their mortarboards in the air. 

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