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.

09/05/2023

Common Hour Returns with New Format

Common Hour begins Sept. 7 and will resume weekly with the addition of a new Campus Hour program.

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08/31/2023

NATO Humanitarian Demining Robot Tested at F&M

A team of two cooperating robots roamed a field at Franklin & Marshall’s Baker Campus Aug. 29 to demonstrate to an international audience their capabilities at demining war-torn areas.

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08/30/2023

Incoming Class Completes Lux et Lex Walk

Franklin & Marshall’s Class of 2027 took its first collective walk around campus during the Lux et Lex walk.

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08/29/2023

Davidson Named Vice President for Enrollment Management

M. Leslie Davidson has been appointed Franklin & Marshall’s new vice president for enrollment management. She will begin her duties at F&M Oct. 16.

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08/28/2023

Convocation Welcomes Class of 2027

Members of the Franklin & Marshall College Class of 2027 took the first steps of their F&M journey at Convocation Aug. 25.

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08/25/2023

F&M Poll: Ahead in the State's GOP Primary, Trump Viewed Less Than Favorable by PA Voters

Donald Trump commands a lead in Pennsylvania's Republican Primary, but the former president is viewed unfavorably by a majority of the state's registered voters in the August Franklin & Marshall Poll.

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08/21/2023

Genesis Familia: Raising Others Through Philanthropy

For most, home is the place where they are raised. For Genesis Familia, it is also the place to give back by raising others. This summer, the Posse Scholar returned to New York City for an internship with Bloomberg Philanthropies in human resources...

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08/16/2023

Closing the Gender Gap in Finance

Kriti Krishna '18 and Lia Tavarez '20 are working together to make investments more accessible for female entrepreneurs through HearstLab, a a venture fund for women-led startups.

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08/10/2023

F&M Faculty Uncover History of Underground Railroad in Lancaster

A historic home in downtown Lancaster is being turned into a museum by LancasterHistory, thanks in part to contributions by Franklin & Marshall College faculty.

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08/04/2023

Young Alum Startup Merges Art and Economics

Mark Marotta '21 launched Amparo in his senior year at F&M, a web platform for emerging and established fine artists to display original paintings in a virtual stage setting.

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07/31/2023

Rising Sophomore Puts Passion for Environment to Work at Summer Internship

Rising sophomore Anna Atticks is digging deep on environmental issues during her summer internship as a policy analyst, funded by the Schapiro-Cadwell Internship Endowment.

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07/29/2023

Students Tune Into a Cosmic Hum

A team of students search the starry skies for “cosmic clocks,” part of an international research project that this week reported evidence of gravitational waves that oscillate periodically from years to decades.

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