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F&M Stories

At Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ, 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.

09/08/2021

F&M's Iconic Dining Hall is Revamped and Ready for its Close-up

Franklin & Marshall community members returning to campus for the fall semester were welcomed by a delicious surprise. This summer, the College extensively renovated its primary dining facility...Franklin & Marshall renovates and upgrades its dining...

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09/03/2021

Common Hour Tackles Wellness in Trying Times

How can one find joy amid a pandemic? Franklin & Marshall President Barbara Altmann facilitated a panel focused on maintaining wellness — and joy — in current times to commence the College's...Traditionally held on campus, Common Hour will remain...

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08/31/2021

F&M Fall Student-Athletes Return to Competition

Sept. 1 not only marks the first day of the academic year at Franklin & Marshall; it also brings the return of the fall athletic season for hundreds of Diplomat student-athletes. Thirteen...Franklin & Marshall anticipates a regular schedule of intercollegiate...

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08/31/2021

F&M Welcomes Students Back for Fall Semester

After 18 months of hybrid learning, the Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ community welcomed 2,254 students back to campus with a week of celebratory events and orientation programming. With...F&M welcomed 2,254 students back to campus with a week of celebratory...

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08/30/2021

Four Students Launch Government Internship Program

This summer, four Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ students traveled to Washington D.C., where they worked in Congress or at a federal agency, either remotely or on location. The Ken Duberstein '...Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on...

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08/26/2021

Student Gardener Finds Her Campus Roots

Finished with her last week of summer work in the greenhouse, which sits atop the Barshinger Life Sciences & Philosophy Building on campus, junior Erblina Beqiri reflected on her experience. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on...

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08/24/2021

Archives Intern Directs Displays for Alumnus Filmmaker

Honoring the 100th anniversary of a legendary Hollywood film director is challenging enough, but doing so a year after passing the milestone requires some rescripting. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes...

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08/19/2021

F&M Poll: COVID-19 Returns as PA Voters' Big Concern

COVID-19 has again surged to the top of voters' concerns after nearly flattening in June, according to the most recent Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ Poll. The 17% of respondents who say the virus...Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on...

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08/13/2021

Summer Research in Lancaster City's Rain Gardens: A Photo Collection

Franklin & Marshall's biology lab conducts research with real-world impact on the College's home city of Lancaster. This past winter, a group of students trekked into Lancaster City for a...Biology lab studies environmental science and ecohydrology...

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08/06/2021

Four F&M Alums Awarded National Science Fellowships

Four Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ alumni recently received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to advance their graduate work. They shared their thoughts about how F&M prepared them for graduate school and offered some advice...

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08/04/2021

Students Gain Hands-On Public Health Experience

Senior Sydney Wieczkowski has already put her public health degree to work before even graduating from Franklin & Marshall. The Hackman Scholar spent five weeks of her summer researching lead...A faculty-student research team at F&M has paired with...

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07/30/2021

Alumni Gifts Support Black Cultural Center

A trio of alumni donations to the F&M Black Cultural Center ensures that students have a space to host events, study, and connect.

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