New College Franklin

09/02/2026

New College Franklin's Cantus Chamber Choir presents the first recording of Gregory Wilbur's acapella Nunc Dimittis for Evensong service. Recorded May 4 at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN.

New College Franklin's Cantus Chamber Choir presents the first reco...

08/31/2026

Thank you to Ming Xu Wang for visiting New College Franklin to share his story of coming to faith, and finding common ground with neighbors in the church and medical world!

Thank you to Freshmen James Spencer for photos from the evening!

Watch the livestream from the evening here: https://www.youtube.com/live/qU_zZ23CXb0?si=ej3HCu6XLRlpZcdG

08/29/2026

What better way to understand New College Franklin than to come to campus, experience classes, meet the faculty and students, and explore downtown Franklin?
New College Franklin welcomes prospective students, family, and friends both at prospective student days and for private scheduled visits.
Register for Fall Prospective Student Days today!
https://www.newcollegefranklin.edu/visit

08/27/2026

“The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.” -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Philosopher Reading by Rembrandt, 1631

08/25/2026

This year, before the start of classes, the freshmen and senior classes joined with faculty at the Johnson's family farm for a week-long welcome retreat.
Over the course of the week, freshmen participated in seminar discussions on Bonhoeffer's "Life Together" and Sertillanges’ "The Intellectual Life," joined seniors in preparing meals for their fellow students, and enjoyed many NCF traditions such as Viking chess, dancing, and film discussions.
Thank you to all the students and faculty who sacrificed their time to make this trip a reality and a success!

Pictures from Nathan Johnson and Maebree Wylie.

08/20/2026

Join New College Franklin and Dr. Ming Wang for "Appreciating Freedom in America by Finding Common Ground" TONIGHT.

Dr. Ming Wang, Harvard & MIT (MD); PhD (laser physics), lecture is based on his autobiography “From Darkness to Sight.” His autobiography has been made into the Angel Studios film "Sight," which we encourage anyone interested in attending the lecture to watch at the free link below.

Livestream link in bio!

08/17/2026

08/14/2026

Students in the Summer! Read about what our students have been up to while classes are out for the season.
From Senior Ellie Mitchell
"This summer has been one for the books! Looking back, I know it’ll be defined in my memory by a few things: weekly movie nights, freelance photography work, rock climbing with friends, and rafting the Ocoee River, just to name a few."

08/12/2026

We can't wait to meet you at Fall Prospective Student Days! Register today at the link below.

https://www.newcollegefranklin.edu/visit