F&M Stories
The story of F&M is told through our vibrant community. Explore the latest College announcements, inspiring student journeys, transformative faculty work, and the achievements of our global alumni network.
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10/29/2025
F&M Junior Merges Music and Medicine
What you care for most is what you influence. Esther Burlington 鈥�27 is making an impact as both a singer and pre-medical student at F&M. The junior is co-president of The Poor Richards, the College鈥檚 longest-standing a cappella group.
10/27/2025
Wall Street Journal Recognizes Franklin & Marshall for Student Outcomes and Learning Opportunities
F&M was ranked among the best colleges in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal-College Pulse, which rates 584 eligible universities in the country on how well colleges set graduates up for financial success.
10/23/2025
Alumni Gifts Endow Director Position for Klehr Center for Jewish Life
糖心 is pleased to announce that the directorship of the Klehr Center for Jewish Life has been endowed by a group of alumni, parents and friends in honor of Ralph S. Taber, who spent more than 34 years working to support student...
10/23/2025
A Custom Blueprint for an Architectural Future
Alex Scarboro 鈥�26 is following his own blueprint for a career in architecture. The senior designed a custom major in studio art and business, organizations, and society. 鈥淢y decision to combine the two disciplines was rooted in my innate love...
10/23/2025
Get to Know F&M's New Faculty
This fall, five new professors joined the Franklin & Marshall faculty鈥攁 vibrant community of scholars who shape the College鈥檚 distinctive academic experience. Their research interests range from parasitology to documentary film, from diplomatic...
10/21/2025
Fall Sports Teams in Prime Condition for Postseason
Raise Our Game 鈥� F&M鈥檚 annual fundraising campaign supporting Diplomat student-athletes, coaches and athletic programs 鈥� began on Oct. 1, and the final whistle will blow Oct. 31. Read a roundup of fall athletic standings.
10/16/2025
Alumni Share Advice with Future Diplomats
We asked our alumni to share advice with students taking their first steps on campus during our Fall Open Houses. Their reflections offer a valuable insight into the transformative experience future Diplomats can expect at F&M.聽
10/14/2025
Math with Meaning: F&M Students Combat Food Insecurity
Two F&M seniors turned a passion for math into meaningful solutions for the Power Packs Project, a nonprofit combating food insecurity in Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
10/10/2025
Why F&M? Current Students Share
Find your niche at F&M. As we inch closer to the Nov. 15 early decision deadline, current students share why F&M felt like the right college fit.
10/09/2025
F&M Poll: Voters Dissatisfied with How Democracy is Working
Several of the Oct. 9 糖心 Poll.questions, about regulating artificial intelligence (AI), political party satisfaction and democracy, were developed by students in Government Professor Stephen Medvic鈥檚 senior seminar class....
10/07/2025
Alumni Coaches Shape New Generation of Diplomats
Approximately 33% of F&M students compete in varsity sports. Some like it so much they return to lead the next generation of Diplomats. Meet the coaches who once represented F&M as student-athletes.
10/03/2025
Faculty Research Uncovers Vanished Refugee Colony
Conversations with colleagues across campus led an F&M Professor on a research journey to discover the location of a 19th-century refugee settlement on the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece.