Kevin Lynch (English-Communication, '99), an FLC alumnus and former staff member at The Independent, just released his first novel, Tabloid Baby, which is loosely based on his experiences working in and with media in Durango.

Ben Waddell, associate professor of Sociology & Human Services, filmed a video and co-authored an article for Rocky Mountain PBS about an immigrant mother's struggle to educate her children in the midst of a pandemic.

Jenni Trujillo, the dean of FLC's School of Education, has a passion for providing equal educational opportunities to bilingual LatinX and Native American students. Her expertise and personal experience has driven her to advocate for change on campus and the Four Corners region as a whole.

Paul Booth, professor of Art and Design, won an international design award from the London International Creative Competition for a poster he designed advocating for tackling climate change and warning that a future with more fires may lie ahead.

In response to the high cost of housing in Durango, Fort Lewis College is studying ways to help employees, faculty, and staff with homeownership costs. Though this is not a new issue, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased costs in what has already been a difficult year.

The American Jobs Plan introduced by President Joe Biden last week includes fostering soil restoration in Colorado. Professor of Environment & Sustainability and Biology Heidi Steltzer says investments in land and water resilience will be important for Southwest Colorado’s ecosystem and agriculture. The plan also re-introduces the Civilian Climate Corp, which Steltzer says would...

Paul DeBell, assistant professor of Political Science, commented on the recent Durango election results saying, "In times of great anxiety, there’s a push to seek greater experience and a feeling of being in safe hands." DeBell states that the winners are active, connected, and bring financial and engineering expertise to City Council.

Lee Bitsóí, associate vice president for Diversity Affairs and special advisor for Indigenous affairs, was named as a higher education leader for the 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. In their press release, AASCU said, “With the selection of this class, we are hoping to reflect the diversity of this nation and the...

The year-long PIVOT: Skateboard Deck Art Exhibit in the Center of Southwest Studies celebrated the commonality of traditions in Native American cultures and provided a way to commemorate the differences among tribal traditions. PIVOT represented the quick transitions that people make between traditional culture and contemporary day-to-day lives, and though the exhibit is no longer displayed,...

Assistant Professor of Public Health Tapati Dutta spearheaded the first-ever collaboration between FLC and the Uganda-based Foundation for Sustainable Community Based Development. This partnership offers online internships intended to teach sustainable, community-driven development.

In light of a new bill proposing in-state tuition for all Native American students from tribes with historic ties to Colorado, FLC advised other institutions on how best to serve and support Native students.

SmartAsset ranked Fort Lewis College at #10 on their list of Best Value Colleges in Colorado.

FLC junior Savilia Blunk, Cole Paton (Business Administration, '19), and Sofia Gomez Villafañe (Exercise Science, '16) finished in top places in the Pan American Continental Championships in Salinas, Puerto Rico, celebrating this thrilling accomplishment after a difficult year for sports as a whole.

Addressing concern that the proposed increase to the Durango lodgers tax would make the city less appealing to tourists, Wade Litt, assistant professor of Economics, says other cities that introduced similar increases did not see substantial declines in tourism. In an interview with The Durango Herald, Litt said, "Given that we're already below the Colorado averages...it’s not...

The COVID-19 pandemic prevented Fort Lewis College from hosting any in-person commencement ceremonies in 2020. Now with the prevalence of vaccines and low local case counts, FLC will host its first in-person commencement in a year in multiple outdoor ceremonies.