DURANGO—In an effort to increase college accessibility for Colorado families, Fort Lewis College is expanding its FLC Tuition Promise, covering tuition for students in Colorado whose family income is less than $70,000. Previously the benefit was available for families earning less than $65,000.  The program’s expansion is possible thanks to an anonymous gift to the...

FLC supporters rallied during this year’s Giving Tuesday, inspiring 582 people to donate to 123 causes and raising $622,122 in philanthropic support, a 28 percent increase from last year. 

Esther Belin, a Diné poet who teaches the power of poetry at FLC, discusses the revitalization of language and its connection to Indigenous poetry in this episode of Poetic Sovereignty.

Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment and Sustainability and Biology at FLC, discusses the recently released U.S. National Climate Assessment with National Public Radio.

In two short weeks, Fort Lewis College is celebrating its fifth annual #GivingTuesday, a 24-hour fundraising campaign that seeks to raise funds from 550 donors this year. 

Durango Transit partnered with FLC professor Kaitlin Mattos’ new Sustainability By Design class to administer the annual ridership survey that showed that in 2023, Durango Transit riders are happier with bus services than they’ve been for years.  

Participants of the inaugural Tribal Water Media Fellowship recently presented their projects exploring the many connections of Indigenous cultures with water.

FLC has been the beneficiary of much good fortune lately in the way of donation dollars, according to a recent article by The Durango Herald editorial board, adding these investments will pay dividends in the form of workforce development in the Southwest.

In an interview with KUNC focused on the recent History Colorado report Heather Shotton, vice president for diversity affairs at FLC said the confirmation of the death and the abuse of students at the boarding school is devastating. 

Alana Romans, Director, Strategic Initiatives, received $568,689 from the US Department of the Treasury through La Plata County Economic Development Alliance for the Project RUN certificate program – Opportunity Now Colorado.

Kendra Gallegos Reichle, Director, Student Well-Being, received $99,193 from the Department of Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) for the “FLC Suicide and Substance Use Prevention project.”

Dr. Jonathan Harvey, Associate Professor, Geosciences, received $73,565 from the State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources for the “Lower Dolores River Wild & Scenic project.” 

Dr. Jonathan Harvey, Associate Professor, Geosciences, received $14,988 from The Nature Conservancy for the “2023 Dolores River Adaptive Management Support project.” 

Dr. Veronika Furst, Professor, Mathematics, received $218,502 from the National Science Foundation for the “PRIMES: The Inverse Eigenvalue Problem for Graphs and Collaboration to Promote Inclusivity in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.” 

Bryant Liggett, Station Manager, KDUR, received $3,000 from the Gill Foundation through the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado to recognize and support KDUR and its work.