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College History Fast Facts

To learn more about F&M history, please consult our College History Fast Facts by clicking on the tabs to the left.

If there are additional sets of "fast facts" you would like to see or if you have a specific question about Franklin & Marshall College history, please send your ideas to archives@fandm.edu

F&M History Timelines & Research Projects

In an effort to be more inclusive of F&M's diverse history, Archives & Special Collections continues to update and refresh the timelines below with more relevant and representative content.

Franklin & Marshall College - Comprehensive Timeline
Comprehensive historical timeline of Franklin & Marshall College from 1777 to the present. (updated 2021)
F&M Coeducation - Timeline
Brief timeline created for 40th anniversary of coeducation at F&M (2009, updated 2021)
F&M Black History - Timeline
Timeline created by the African American Alumni Council, with the assistance of Mike Lear. (2017)
F&M Black History - Visual Timeline
Designed by student Laura Bedoya using F&M primary source archival material for Black History Month display at Brooks House. (Feb 2021)
F&M Jewish History - Timeline
Historical timeline for Hillel 50th Anniversary Celebration (compiled by Luke Groff, 2017)
F&M LGBTQ+ History - Timeline
Historical timeline of the development and evolution of LGBTQ+ related events, student groups, and campus initiatives at F&M. Compiled with the assistance of PJ Howard '21. (2021)
F&M History of International Students
Research project and brief timeline on the history of international students at F&M, created by Sebastian Yusong Deng '22. Presented to campus in Spring of 2022 with Louise LoBello. (2022)