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Recent News About Franklin and Marshall College
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How many H-1B petitions made by Pennsylvania employers were approved during 2024?
In 2024, 98.1% of H-1B petitions filed by employers in Pennsylvania were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
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Pennsylvania universities charging more in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 3.9% in Pennsylvania in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Students Pitch Wellness Initiatives to City of Lancaster
A cohort of 14 Franklin & Marshall students is spending the summer tackling some of Lancaster City’s biggest health and wellness challenges.
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Summer Intern Makes Music for Everyone
The Franklin & Marshall student experience doesn’t stop when the academic year ends.
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‘A Dream Come True’: Fulbright Awards Seven F&M Alumni
Fulbright Awards have taken Franklin & Marshall alumni to more than 25 countries over the past decade.
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Top 5 Things to See When You Visit F&M
Are you exploring Franklin & Marshall College for the first time this summer?
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Alumnus Works With Spielberg to Bring 'West Side Story' to Big Screen
The journey from Scranton to New York City takes approximately two hours by car. But for a 13-year-old boy in 1990, it was a trip into the future.
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F&M Now Accepts HACC Honors Students
In keeping with its mission to engage the community, Franklin & Marshall College will begin automatically accepting honors students from Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) this fall.
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A Diner, a Dream, and A Golden Door
Roger Avila-Vidal ’22 was just an infant when his parents moved the family from Puebla, Mexico, to Lancaster in pursuit of a better life.
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Research Award Enables Post-Baccalaureate Study at F&M
After removing her cap and gown following graduation May 14, chemistry major Rebecca Qi Luo ’22 returned to the Franklin & Marshall College laboratory where she spent her undergraduate days.
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From Florida to F&M: Kat Gunther’s Path to Neurology
When Franklin & Marshall College rising senior Katherine Gunther was searching for colleges, she knew she wanted three things: an academically rigorous experience, a college near family but out of her home state of Florida, and a chance to play softball.
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Sculpture, Alumnus Link F&M to Philadelphia
For more than 25 years, Virginia Maksymowicz, emerita professor of art, commuted weekly on Amtrak’s Keystone train from her Philadelphia home to teach sculpture at Franklin & Marshall College.
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Williamson Medalist Praises Professors, Peers for Inspiration, Support
Hailan Yu, of Beijing, China, is this year’s recipient of the Williamson Medal, the College’s most prestigious award for student achievement. It has been awarded annually since 1922.
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Class of 2022 Grads Urged to Find Their Voices
It is not enough to be a voice for the voiceless.
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Senior Spotlights: ‘My journey here has granted me a family’
For Nick Ross, it’s the Phi Kappa Sigma house
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Exploring the Intersection of Economics and Feminism
Franklin & Marshall College senior Kamakshi Shah didn’t expect to fall in love with economics. She had always thought of the subject as “intimidating,” but after taking a class at her high school in Nepal, she uncovered a unique interest.
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F&M Commencement Speaker Talks HBO, Hate Mail and Memoirs
Even Pulitzer Prize-winning authors fight to find their voice.
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Music at F&M: Composing Leaders
Franklin & Marshall senior Jihang Dai hasn't finalized post-graduation plans just yet, but there is one thing he certainly won’t bring with him: stage fright.
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Dissatisfied Voters Preparing to Cast Ballots, According to May F&M Poll
Voters are headed to the polls for the May 17 primary election increasingly worried about their own economics and frustrated with President Joe Biden’s performance, according to the latest Franklin & Marshall College Poll.
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Watch Students Experience F&M
It’s a typical spring morning at Franklin & Marshall College – blustery with a hint of sun – and sophomore Yasmin Nicholas is on a mission: coffee.