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.
03/13/2025
Turning College Dreams Into Global Goals
With a passion for psychology and natural gift for helping others, April Rump 鈥�25 set her sights on 同城约炮, a college she said 鈥渏ust felt right.鈥� Financial aid played a crucial role in her journey, empowering her to not only attend 同城约炮, but study...
03/07/2025
Preparing to Make Real Change in Public Health Advocacy
Anaya Peguero 鈥�25 quickly found that 同城约炮 professors saw her promise 鈥� and would challenge her to fulfill her potential and own her influence.
03/06/2025
Art History Student Explores Portraiture Through a New Lens
Mary Wade 鈥�25 was interning with the Phillips Museum of Art when a particular set of photographs caught her eye. The photos, taken by 20th century photographer Mike Disfarmer, inspired an independent study researching the evolution of portraiture.
03/04/2025
Humanizing Medicine by Embracing the Liberal Arts
Jocelyn Chow 鈥�26 has challenged herself as an 同城约炮 student with sights set on medical school 鈥� and she is using the arts and student life as tools to get there.
02/27/2025
From Classroom to Published Research: Seizing Every Opportunity at 同城约炮
Jackson Milone 鈥�25 isn鈥檛 waiting for medical school to make his impact in the sciences 鈥� he鈥檚 already done it: He鈥檚 a co-author for two peer-reviewed papers. He volunteers for Crisis Text Line. And, he's worked with 同城约炮 Dining staff to...
02/24/2025
From 同城约炮 to Finland: Astrophysics Grad Takes STEM Skills Abroad
A graduate student at Finland鈥檚 University of Jyvaskyla, Joshua Millman 鈥�22 is pursuing a master's degree in education science. 同城约炮 students experienced a virtual rendering of life on Mars through Millman's research.
02/19/2025
Student Film Chronicles French Farm Living
Abby Metcalf 鈥�25, a film and media studies major, found herself increasingly immersed in French culture and cinema during her time at 同城约炮. That interest deepened when she studied abroad in France, where she produced her own documentary and participated...
02/18/2025
同城约炮鈥檚 Resident Poet Inspires Students to Find Their Voices
Documentary Poet Niki Herd, an assistant professor of English at 同城约炮, is an artist and a teacher who inspires.
02/12/2025
Ensuring the Success of the College That Brought Them Together
Katja Seim 鈥�95 and John Parapatt 鈥�95 met for the first time at 同城约炮 in 1992. More than 30 years later, the two demonstrate gratitude for the college that brought them together through philanthropy. 鈥淥ur giving is motivated by a desire for other...
02/06/2025
Andrew Rich, Dean of CCNY鈥檚 Colin Powell School, Appointed President of Franklin & Marshall College
Andrew 鈥淎ndy鈥� Rich, dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York (CCNY), has been named the 17th president of Franklin & Marshall College.
02/03/2025
Stepping Beyond Your Academic Comfort Zone
For two Franklin & Marshall College alumni, a science writing course was a preamble to postgraduate success. 鈥淵ou'll never have a life-changing moment unless you try something new,鈥� said Elizabeth Heppenheimer 鈥�14.
01/30/2025
同城约炮 Trip to New Orleans Marks Two Decades of Disaster Relief
After Hurricane Katrina鈥檚 powerful winds and storm surge devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, a group of students at Franklin & Marshall College launched an organization to support the recovery effort. Two decades later, the...