Features & Highlights

Tuesday, May 18

The Board of Trustees of Franklin Pierce University announces the appointment of new member Tom Boucher, CEO and owner of Great New Hampshire Restaurants Group. Boucher brings extensive hospitality industry experience to his role on the Board of Trustees, in addition to his strong background in leadership and fundraising for New Hampshire non-profit organizations.

Saturday, May 15

Graduates of the Class of 2021, members of the Class of 2020, faculty and staff gathered on Saturday, May 15, 2021, to celebrate the 56th Commencement at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H. President Kim Mooney ’83 welcomed all the graduates as well as families, friends, alumni, members of the Board of Trustees and honored guests viewing the ceremony via livestream from home.

Friday, May 14

Watch the livestream of the Baccalaureate Program 2021.

Friday, May 14

Franklin Pierce University in Manchester, N.H. held its hooding ceremony in a hybrid format on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Dr. Ann Coventry, Associate Professor and Academic Program Director, welcomed everyone to the event with Provost Dr. David Starrett and President Dr. Kim Mooney sharing well wishes, noting the resiliency of the graduates, and all front line workers, and offering reflections on the challenges of the last year.

Tuesday, May 11

Franklin Pierce Celebrates Student Academic Success at Honors Convocation.

Wednesday, April 21

Pierce Magazine

Wednesday, April 21

Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce it will be awarding one honorary degree in addition to the Honorable Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Award as part of the University’s 2021 commencement exercises on Saturday, May 15.

Friday, April 16

The 12th Annual Academic Showcase at Franklin Pierce University will take place virtually in 2021, and will be open to the public on the university’s website, franklinpierce.edu, on Tuesday, April 20.

Wednesday, April 14

I’ve been teaching political science for about a decade now. I teach students about the international system, the functioning of government, foreign policy, national security. My teaching is based on my 12 years of higher education and shaped by my life experiences.

Thursday, March 25

Franklin Pierce University has announced plans to continue full on-ground operations at the 1,200-acre campus in Rindge, N.H. for the fall 2021 term. In-person instruction will also continue at the University’s Academic Centers in Manchester and Lebanon, N.H. and Goodyear, Ariz., which host the health science graduate programs.

Thursday, March 18

Franklin Pierce University announces the appointment of Pierre Morton as the University’s Chief Diversity Officer, effective April 12, 2021. Pierre joined the Franklin Pierce community in July 2019 as the Executive Director of the Lloyd & Helen Ament Astmann ’69 Career Center. The appointment follows a national search which drew the interest of hundreds of professionals from throughout New England and across the country.

Tuesday, March 09

Franklin Pierce University's academic center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, virtually honored 23 graduates of the Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program as they received their Physician Assistant Program Completion pins on Saturday, February 27, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.