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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.

01/22/2021

Behind the Lens of the Civil Rights Revolution

A new photo acquisition at Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ provides a rare glimpse into Danny Lyon's documentation of civil rights activism. Franklin & Marshall has acquired Danny Lyon's photography series documenting the Student Nonviolent Coordinating...

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01/15/2021

Winter Visual Arts Center Wins 2020 Best of Design Award

The Susan and Benjamin Winter Visual Arts Center earned The Architect's Newspaper 2020 Best of Design Award in the institutional / higher education category. It also was a finalist for overall Project of the Year.

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12/07/2020

Language's Power in Students' Lives

Telling stories via video about a time when language was important in their lives gave a group of Franklin & Marshall first-year students some unexpected personal insights. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes...

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12/03/2020

International First-Years Begin Their F&M Journey Abroad

After their final months of high school were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, incoming college first-years wondered: Would their college experience start off the same way? Across the country, they...Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ created five cohorts...

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11/06/2020

Campus Musical Brings the Big Stage Outside

It was only fitting that Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ's Go-Go themed musical commenced with "We Got The Beat." The cast of "Head Over Heels" certainly didn't miss one, despite a pandemic-disrupted rehearsal process. Student performers successfully...

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10/27/2020

Providing New Perspectives on Policy Making

It's no secret that humans are complex; the study of their adherence to policy is even more so. Franklin & Marshall senior David Yang has spent much of the past year developing a new...Benjamin DiCicco-Bloom & F&M senior David Yang has spent much...

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10/16/2020

Winter Visual Arts Center Opens Doors, Crosses Boundaries

After five years of dreaming, conceptualizing, planning, and constructing, a much-anticipated vision has come to life. This fall, the Susan and Benjamin Winter Visual Arts Center at Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ opened its doors.

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10/09/2020

Robert ’54 and Anna Roschel Give $6.5 Million to Rename New College House

The New College House has been shaping the academic landscape of Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ for nearly a decade. But it was missing one thing: a permanent name. Now that has changed, thanks to a $6.5 million gift from Dr. Robert ’54 and Anna Roschel...

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09/28/2020

OSPGD Hosts F&M Alumni of Color in Law Panel

This story is part of our #FandMAnywhere series, showcasing how traditional College events have navigated obstacles the COVID-19 pandemic presented, adapted to the virtual space and can be enjoyed by...Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ's Office of Student...

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09/18/2020

Alumnus Returns to Perform Sufi Fusion at F&M

Haunting instrumental strains are background to the melodic voice of Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ alumnus Umer Piracha '07, who will give a virtual campus performance of Sufi fusion Sept. 24....Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ offers students a hands-on...

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09/15/2020

A Life Dedicated to Advocating for Racial Justice and Equity

While her second-grade classmates were reading Judy Blume, Ashani Williams '22 was reading Malcolm X's autobiography. Franklin & Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ junior Ashani Williams interns at Spitfire Strategies, where she advocates for racial justice and equity...

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09/04/2020

Where Does the Environment Meet Policy? In This F&M Senior's Internship

As a dual major in environmental studies and public policy, an internship involving environmental policy seemed serendipitous for senior Lauren Costabile. "This opportunity was right up my alley," she said. That opportunity was with the Chesapeake...

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