Alumna Destiny Morgan (Communication Design, '23) helped lead Durango's Juneteenth celebration with a speech about honoring different identities and cultures on one of the most important days in U.S. history.

Marnie Thompson, assistant professor of Anthropology, uses explicit insults to get students thinking about gender and power in everyday language.

Fifty years in the making, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of the most important and effective U.S. laws. Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, celebrates the protection of peregrines and condors—and hopes for the inclusion of other threatened species before it's too late.

Fort Lewis College Athletics hosted The Skyler’s and also a spring Hall of Fame ceremony, honoring student-athletes from this year while inducting an all-soccer class to honor the rich history of Skyhawks soccer.

This week, tune in to hear FLC stories from Alana Romans, director of Strategic Initiatives. 

Emerging stronger than ever following the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Lewis College's American Indian Business Leaders chapter had a huge year of wins on and off campus.

On May 25, the Animas City Theatre in Durango hosted the Protect the Dolores Film Tour, presenting the film “The River of Sorrows." The film screening was followed by a Q&A session with a panel of experts on the subject, including Brett Davis, director of Outdoor Pursuits.

David Gonzales, professor of Geosciences, chimed in on an article in GMTODAY on the geologic significance of the American West. “I tell my students all the time that geology is life,” he said.

Fourteen graduates and more than 200 guests crowded into the FLC Student Union Ballroom on May 20 for the 2023 Native American graduation ceremony. The Title VI Native American Parent Advisory Committee organized the ceremony that honored Indigenous graduates from Durango High School and Big Picture High School.

The impact of AI disruption lies in what it disrupts and who it disrupts, suggests Ben Waddell, associate professor of Sociology, in The Durango Herald. He noted that AI's social and economic implications on blue-collar workers and communities must be considered.

The El Niño and La Niña weather cycle can be a tempting source of information for skiers, but this past winter is a telling anecdote that the cycle may be a poor guide. That conclusion is supported by a recent analysis by Brooke Grover, a senior studying Environmental Studies, who completed a project examining Purgatory Resort’s historical snowfall data.

In a column for The Durango Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, unveils a murder mystery unsolved for 152 million years. The victim? Allosaurus fragilis, a fast-moving, serrated-toothed predator from the Jurassic Period.

This week on VoFLC, tune in to hear FLC stories from Michael Martin, chair and professor of History. 

For nearly three decades, FLC students raised money and made merry for the Heart Fund Drive, founded by Durango local Harry Silver in 1948.

Donors share the why behind their innovative philanthropic endeavors.