Growing up in a town of 1,000 people in rural Colorado, college felt like a distant dream for Iliana Castillo. Her parents worked multiple jobs to support her siblings, who were already in school. And, as the daughter of Mexican immigrants, she had no roadmap for higher education in the U.S. “I told myself my parents are doing so much already,” Castillo remembered. “I...

Launched in 2022, the program provides students with job-seeking skills, pairing them with community mentors to support them.

From student researcher to reconciliation coordinator, Schaeffer draws on identity and lived experience to shape a more inclusive future at Fort Lewis College.

In the last two years, EXCEL has funded 86 courses across 24 departments, impacting over 2,000 students.

Fort Lewis College and the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus received the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Workforce Z-Degree at the first annual Colorado Open Educational Resources (OER) Awards.

FLC program honors nine Ute Mountain Ute graduates who are revitalizing their language and traditions through community-based teaching.

Colorado’s efforts to help people who stopped attending college to get a credential are paying off. The state had the seventh-highest number of credential completers in the nation, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse.

More than 60 people gathered at the Old Fort, Fort Lewis College’s agricultural training facility, May 15 to take part in the fifth annual community blue corn planting ceremony.

For six decades, the center has served as a museum, archives, library, and a cultural gathering space and a steward of stories.

The interim vice president of finance balances leadership, family, and knitting while expanding her deep-rooted connection to Fort Lewis College.

FLC graduates honored as future educators blend passion and purpose to uplift communities.

Durango star has won five out of six men’s elite World Cup races this year

 Fort Lewis College Dean of the Katz School of Business Steve Elias is stepping down this summer to become the next Dean of the Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado.

Angela Patrick, Biology, ’18, said her path to that desert mountainside began at Fort Lewis College, where courses in wildlife disease and molecular biology sparked her passion for field research. 
 

Two Fort Lewis College students showcased their academic talents on the international stage at the 2025 MBAA International Conference in Chicago this April. Known for nearly half a century as a high-quality, high-value, multidisciplinary gathering, the MBAA International Conference brings together business scholars worldwide to share impactful research, effective teaching practices, and...