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.
06/06/2024
Success Beyond F&M: Conducting Research at a Harvard Medical School Laboratory
Holly Batchelder ’23, who majored in neuroscience and minored in applied mathematics at F&M, originally thought she’d go directly to medical school. But instead, she’s secured a job completing exciting research at a prestigious Harvard Medical...
06/05/2024
Willie Wilson Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Computer Science
Ongoing research into robots and machine ethics has resulted in a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant for Jason “Willie” Wilson, assistant professor of computer science at F&M.
06/03/2024
Diplomat Leadership Program: Latest Steinman Foundation Initiative to Benefit F&M Students
Over many decades, The Steinman Foundation has supported programs that provide opportunities for F&M students. In 2022, those opportunities expanded with the Diplomat Leadership program.
05/30/2024
English Grad Writes Next Chapter as Anatolia Fellow
With an F&M English degree in hand, Rohail Spear ’24 is ready to write his next chapter. It starts in Greece, where Spear will spend 10 months as an Anatolia Fellow.
05/29/2024
Student Startup Promotes Responsible AI Use
A recent F&M graduate and a current student hope to harness the power of artificial intelligence to help students learn.
05/24/2024
Faculty Awarded Over $2.63 Million in Recent Grants & Fellowships
This semester, more than $2,630,627 in grant and fellowship opportunities was awarded to faculty across various departments, with many award announcements still pending.
05/23/2024
Ten Faculty Earn Tenure, Promotion
At its May meeting, the Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed the recommendations of the Professional Standards Committee and the Provost, granting four F&M faculty tenure and promotion to associate professor, while six others were promoted to full...
05/20/2024
Women’s Lacrosse Advances to NCAA Final Four
The F&M women's lacrosse team will advance to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Final Four after claiming a thrilling 11-10 overtime victory against Tufts.
05/16/2024
Williamson Medalist Embraces Multifaceted Learning at F&M
Roxana “Roxy” Calder, of Philadelphia, is the 2024 recipient of the Williamson Medal, the College’s most prestigious award for student achievement.
05/13/2024
Class of 2024 Turns Tassels
A pandemic enveloped their earliest days of college in uncertainty. Four years later, members of the Class of 2024 have emerged as leaders and scholars.
05/12/2024
Lux et Lex Walk Marks Milestone for Class of 2024
On the eve of Commencement, Franklin & Marshall’s graduating class took one final look at campus together during the Lux et Lex Walk.
05/10/2024
International Seniors Reflect on F&M Journeys
F&M will graduate 518 seniors at Saturday’s Commencement ceremony; 85 (over 16%) of those students are international. See how they navigated starting college overseas during the pandemic.