Former art professor Gerald Wells was featured in the Vail Daily for his innovation in computer-based art.

“We don't build robots,” he explains. “We build the autonomy that goes in the robots and so we're kind of like brain surgeons, really. We put in the computer code. We put in the algorithms that enable the robots to make their own decisions.”

Shardai Pioche came to college knowing she wanted to help improve the health of Native American communities. Now, she’s making good on that desire, using her degrees in Public Health and Psychology to make a positive impact on Native students as a program coordinator in the NativeVision program in Shiprock, New Mexico. “Right now, we teach a health curriculum in school and after...

Wonder what it’s like to live on campus? Scott and Owen show off their room in Escalante Hall: a double occupancy room, with community bathrooms in the hallway, game room / lounge, and computer lab. Escalante Hall features both traditional housing and suite-style living.

Thirty four FLC students, along with two faculty members, attended the SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 19-21, 2017.

Over five months, nineteen faculty and staff members received grants for their programs and departments, ranging in size from $885 to $1,285,000.

Over the summer, 11 FLC students worked with students from the Tengeru Institute of Community Development in Boma Ng’ombe, Tanzania on food insecurity, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS issues. This anthropology ethnographic field program trains students -- whose majors included Biology, Sociology, Public Health and Anthropology -- in global health methods and assessment.

Just months after bringing forward the idea at the Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition, Charlie Shew (Engineering, '16) has launched boutique bakery Rendezvous Doughnuts in downtown Durango.

More than 200 students attended FLC's first annual Fresh Check Day, a national event held on campus to promote mental health wellness and suicide prevention through interactive activities.

The FLC Cycling Team took first place in the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Biking National Championships in Missoula, Montana in October. 

Music lovers have a reason to celebrate this fall when the Community Concert Hall, the Four Corners region’s cultural nexus for the past two decades, marks that birthday with a special edition of the annual Jazz on the Hill fundraiser.

“Forensic therapy” sounds like the premise for a dramatic television series. But the work Alex Easterbrook does as a real forensic therapist is far more challenging – and far more rewarding – than any scripted treatment could imagine. “Forensic psychology is the intersection between the criminal justice system and the therapy world,” Easterbrook (Psychology,...

This summer, community organization Trails 2000 created a stairway between campus and town, appropriately named "SkySteps." Take a look at the 550 steps that take users up 300 feet in just a few minutes! 

Anthropology alumna Lynn Brittner left her mark on the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum before heading to California to executive direct the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. In this interview with the Santa Barbara Independent, she shares tidbits about her life and inspirations.

During Partnership for a Healthier America's Healthy Campus Week on September 25-29, FLC was named one of the four most active campuses nationwide. Activities included several free fitness classes each day, healthy snacks from Sodexo, and a #healthyFLC Instagram photo contest.