In the News Sundog Gallery in Mancos to host exhibition of Fort Lewis College’s art department founder Sundog Gallery in Mancos to host exhibition of Fort Lewis College’s art department founder. (The Journal)
Grants & Funding Fort Lewis College is making quantum computing and nanotechnology big with use of grant FLC, which received a portion of a $127 million federal and state Elevate Quantum Tech Hub workforce development programming grant in 2024, held its second quantum computing and nanotech workshop this week for high school and FLC undergraduate students – one of several initiatives the grant has made possible.
In the News Fort Lewis College to create humanities lab with $1.35 million grant Fort Lewis College has announced plans to build a humanities lab in the Center of Southwest Studies using a $1.35 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.
eoringr Animas High School students began classes on January 3. After successfully applying for the Building Excellent Schools Today Grant from the Colorado Department of Education, Animas High School used the funding to construct the building in under two years.
34rjn4r In 2019, underrepresented populations were awarded only 11.7% of science and engineering research doctorates, even though they make up about a third of the population and labor force. That’s a problem the FLC U-RISE program is trying to solve with biomedical and behavioral science research training.
iiub Kirbie Bennett (English, '17), a citizen of the Navajo Nation, shares his perspective on the "Chief" statue in downtown Durango. Bennett said the sign is out of touch with contemporary ideas about depictions of Indigenous peoples.
jb Housing costs in Durango continue to balloon. To take this pressure off students, Stella Zhu, basic needs coordinator, created a three-pronged rapid re-housing program that has helped dozens avoid homelessness and housing insecurity.