Heather Shotton, Ph.D. Fort Lewis Welcomes First Native President Amid Reconciliation Process Fort Lewis College has spent years taking stock of its history as a federal Indian boarding school and working with local tribes to make amends. Now its first Indigenous leader plans to continue the work she helped launch.
In the News Free training program in Durango addresses water industry workforce shortage A new training program at Fort Lewis College aims to tackle a water industry workforce shortage by connecting participants with a network of water operators.
In the News New partnership creates 'educational sovereignty' for Native American scholars at UNLV UNLV and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership aimed at expanding graduate access for undergraduate students.
Lee Frazer BHS commencement Lee Frazer, assistant professor of Adventure Education, delivered the commencement address at Bayfield High School, titled, "Risk, Uncertainty, and Adversity: Graduation as Rite of Passage" on May 15, 2016.
America's Best Towns T+L Durango was named one of America's Favorite Towns by Travel + Leisure magazine.
Chad Colby residency Chad Colby, professor of Art, has been awarded an artist residency from Wyoming's Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, giving him the opportunity to focus on current projects in an environment that combines artists from different genres including music, literary, and the visual arts.
Natalie Joe Natalie Joe (Biology, '16) was profiled for her research on uranium-caused cancer. She is heading to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine this fall to begin graduate work.