In the News A Health Crisis Sent Her to the ICU and Straight Into Nursing School in Her Hometown Kari Sutherland woke up one morning as an undergraduate at Fort Lewis College and couldn’t breathe. The experience prompted her to change her major to nursing. Sutherland just wrapped up her first year of nursing classes as a member of the inaugural cohort of the CU Anschutz Nursing Fort Lewis College Collaborative. The program lets students in rural...
In the News Fort Lewis College graduates embark on a new journey Sterlin Harjo of ‘Reservation Dogs’ fame delivers keynote commencement address
Heather Shotton, Ph.D. Fort Lewis College community rallies behind its students Fort Lewis College marked two important milestones within days of one another.
Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the “sin” of a 150-year boarding school policy President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country.
Talk of persisting inequities prevails at Fort Lewis College screening of ‘Ute Water Legacy’ The Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe collectively own nearly half the 123,500-acre-feet of water sitting in Lake Nighthorse, and they have no way to access it.
Fort Lewis College enrollment jumps nearly 3.5% Fort Lewis College enrollment jumps nearly 3.5%. The increase came despite challenges with a federal student aid form, and other complications. (The Durango Sentinel, The Journal)
FLC among best college dorms in Colorado FLC provides students with comfortable dorms surrounded by the beauty of the San Juan Mountains. The dorms are designed to create a strong sense of community and easy access to the outdoors. (University Magazine)