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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06/14/2024
Grads Give Best Advice to Incoming Class
If you could give one piece of advice to the students who will start attending F&M this fall, what would that be? See what F&M grads have to say.
06/12/2024
Success Beyond F&M: 鈥榃ithin One Month, I Knew I Was Going to Be Successful鈥�
Samantha 鈥淪ammi鈥� Perry 鈥�23 shares how F&M prepared her both academically and socially to thrive in her pursuit of a master鈥檚 degree in political communications. 鈥淚 am thrilled to be doing so well in the master鈥檚 program due to my F&M...
06/10/2024
Attorney's Passion Paves Way for Students
An F&M grant enabled Karla Avelino 鈥�01 to return to her Central American birth country and discover a passion for immigration law. Now, she's paving the way for current and future students to find their potential.
06/06/2024
Success Beyond F&M: Conducting Research at a Harvard Medical School Laboratory
Holly Batchelder 鈥�23, who majored in neuroscience and minored in applied mathematics at F&M, originally thought she鈥檇 go directly to medical school. But instead, she鈥檚 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 鈥淲illie鈥� 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 鈥�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鈥檚 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 鈥淩oxy鈥� Calder, of Philadelphia, is the 2024 recipient of the Williamson Medal, the College鈥檚 most prestigious award for student achievement.