Research & Scholarship Fort Lewis College named among nation’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report Fort Lewis College was named among the nation's best colleges in the 2027 U.S. News rankings, earning recognition as a Top Public School and posting significant gains in engineering and psychology.
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.
Dean's List Spring 2026 Dean’s List Announced Fort Lewis College recognizes 434 students who earned a place on the Spring 2026 Dean’s List. To receive this distinction, students must be full-time, degree-seeking and complete at least 15 credits of gradable coursework with a semester GPA of 3.60 or higher.
Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability Kaitlin Mattos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability, received $10,000 from The Southwestern Water Conservation District for the “Tribal Water Media Fellowship Summer Intensive Program.”
Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library Tyler Dunn, Director, Reed Library, received $42,240 from The Colorado Department of Higher Education for the “Lowering Textbook Costs for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Collaborative Project between the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Fort Lewis College.”
Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center Mary Shepherd, Director, Small Business Development Center, received $2,500 from the United Way of Southwest Colorado for the City of Durango Community Support Funding Grant.
Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus Beth LaShell, Director, The Old Fort at Hesperus, received $86,661 from the Colorado Department of Agriculture to “Support New High Elevation Specialty Crop Growers”.