Franklin College News

The First-Year Odyssey program has been an important innovation in teaching but also in introducing freshman to the university setting. The FYO now has a new director:

Melissa Harshman, an associate professor in the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art, has been named faculty… Read Article

If anyone was wondering whether there would be any interest in public lectures on big scientific questions, and relatedly, what a packed Chapel for such a discussion would look like, here you are:

The Origins Lecture Series continues on Wednesday Feb. 27,  when Claiborne Glover will… Read Article

Designer and master silversmith Julia Woodman will give the 2013 Ann Orr Visiting Artist lecture on February 8 at 5:30 p.m. in room S150 of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The lecture is free and the public is invited to attend. Woodman will also give a workshop the following day, Feb. 9 from 9:30… Read Article

Finding our what's going on with English department faculty like Ron Miller and Esra Santesso, along with news from students and staff, in the new issue of the Park Hall Monitor.

The Origins Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel with Ray Freeman-Lynde from the department of geography:

In the early 19th Century, geologists, using simple principles to determine the relative ages of rocks, came to understand the great age of the earth… Read Article