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.
03/14/2024
Teaching Fellowship Opens Door to Castles, Culture
Emily Kapner 鈥�21 never imagined an F&M education would lead to castle-hopping in Slovakia. But like many Diplomats, she discovered that a liberal arts degree can open many unexpected paths.
03/08/2024
Curiosity Leads Kalida Gawon '23 to Taiwan Teaching Fellowship
"I was impressed by Taiwan's commitment to keeping its indigenous languages and culture alive. It felt like a warm embrace of diversity," says Kalida Gawon '23, a Fulbright English teaching fellow.
03/05/2024
Theater Alumni Share Postgraduate Paths
What professional paths do theater and creative writing majors take after graduating? Meet seven young alumni now working in the theater arts. 鈥淭heater is a true liberal arts profession," says Mihika Miranda '18.
02/29/2024
鈥楾ransformational Experience鈥�: Fellowship Connects Grad to Family Roots
Lisbeth Marquez-Delgado鈥檚 Fulbright fellowship has given her a chance to not only empower Mexican students, but gain a better understanding of her own cultural roots.
02/20/2024
Record Number of Fulbrights Earns F&M a Top Producer Spot
For the seventh consecutive year, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has named F&M a top-producing institution. Eleven recent graduates were awarded Fulbright fellowships in 2023, the highest number in F&M history.
02/14/2024
Class of '89 Couple Finds Vibrant Community in Lancaster
When Claudia Mandarano Pace and Peter Pace 鈥�89, P鈥�20, P鈥�22 graduated from Franklin & Marshall, they never would have imagined that their lives would bring them back to Lancaster years later, but that鈥檚 exactly what happened.
02/07/2024
'A Perfect Match': Alumni Eye Surgeon on Returning to Lancaster
After graduating from Franklin & Marshall, Wenxin Wei 鈥�02 found himself on the other side of the country, studying a new form of eye surgery in California. Now, he鈥檚 back in Lancaster, helping legally blind patients see again.
12/20/2023
Top Videos of 2023
Enjoy a compilation of videos that capture memories at Franklin & Marshall 鈥� from the first steps students take on campus, to the moment they triumphantly toss their mortarboards in the air.聽
12/13/2023
Franklin & Marshall Celebrates Winter Graduates
Applause and emphatic cheers filled the Barshinger Center for Musical Arts Dec. 12 to celebrate winter graduates of 糖心.
11/30/2023
F&M Honors Alumni, Volunteers for Philanthropy, Service and Professional Accomplishment
More than one dozen F&M alumni were recently celebrated for the countless contributions they have made to the College and to their careers and industries.
11/21/2023
60 Years After JFK鈥檚 Death, Alumni Author Finds Missing Link
Was the star of NASA鈥檚 first female astronaut program linked to the assassination of JFK? 鈥淎 Woman I Know,鈥� by filmmaker turned author Mary Haverstick 鈥�82, searches for the truth.
11/16/2023
Young Alum Shines Light on LGTBQ Global Rights
Erin Hallenbeck鈥檚 Franklin & Marshall degree has taken her as far as the U.K. and the Netherlands. But today, the 2017 grad is making a global impact right from campus.