One hundred miles away and more than 40 years later, in Mercersburg, Pa., another small college began to take shape. Having grown from a Reformed Church academy, Marshall College, named upon the death of Chief Justice John Marshall, officially opened in 1836 with a well-established reputation. Back in Lancaster, Franklin's board of trustees, in their continued effort to bring a formidable liberal arts institution to central Pennsylvania, soon realized that the college could not progress alone, and Franklin and Marshall united to become a single college in 1853.

Franklin & Marshall is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social, and cultural worlds in which they live. In so doing, the College seeks to foster in its students qualities of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world.

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