New College Franklin

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

08/10/2026

NCF senior Elijah Crouch and his fiancée, Sonya Thomas, a senior at Anderson University, wrote "Beauty and Theological Aesthetics: The Classical Call to a Changed Life" for the CiRCIE Institute. Read it here!

By Elijah Crouch and Sonya Thomas And did you feel it, in your heart, how it pertained to everything? And have you too finally figured out what beauty is for? And have you changed your life? — Mary Oliver, “The Swan”[1] Have you experienced it when your breath catches in your chest, and a […...

08/07/2026

Join New College Franklin and Dr. Ming Wang for "Appreciating Freedom in America by Finding Common Ground" on August 20th.

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.

https://drmingwang.com/about/movie-sight.html

08/05/2026

Applications at NCF are open for the 27-28 school year! Start your application in only 10 minutes.
Apply here: https://www.newcollegefranklin.edu/apply