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.
jk Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, paints a vivid historical picture of Bears Ears National Monument in his new book Bears Ears: Landscape of Refuge and Resistance.
jhbi The Old Fort Farm is collaborating with Primergy to allot 320 acres for a solar panel project. The deal comes at a crucial time as non-renewable energy costs continue to be cost-prohibitive for many families in the Southwest.
hb The third-annual Blue Corn Harvest at the Old Fort Farm in Hesperus, Colorado, was a bonafide success. After conducting an hour-long Indigenous blessing, attendees worked in the fields to harvest the corn—marking the end of the growing season and the beginning of fall.
hb Tiffany Miera (Interdisciplinary Studies, ‘09) was honored with the generous Milken Educator Award. The $25,000 award recognizes elementary educators’ contributions to young children’s development.