Shaina A. Nez’s (English, '14) essay “Diné Abecedarian,” published in the Massachusetts Review, enlightens the alphabetic sequence of the Diné language in a literary form. “Each letter encompasses a story and form that evolves using creative non-fiction and certain oral and creational stories," she said. 

Multimedia artist Venaya Yazzie's (English Communication, '00) latest exhibit of photos and poetry pays homage to her maternal grandmother, who died last year, and her female lineage of creators and artists.

Aside from its potential to reduce the harmful effects of climate change on communities across the world, Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment & Sustainability and Biology, said the United States' re-entry into the Paris Agreement could also mean good things for the future of snow in Colorado.

The Equity Transfer Initiative awards up to $27,500 to advance transfer pathways between San Juan College and FLC and increase transfer and completion for underrepresented student populations.

Launched in the early 2000s, the Colorado State Library’s Historic Newspapers Collection has been slowly adding historic newspapers from across the state to its anthology, including publications from FLC as far back as 1896. 

Born and raised on the Navajo Nation in Round Rock, Arizona, Faith Roessel lived the disparities of the education system as a Native student and has since focused her life’s work on changing the Native American education experience.

For David Cole, geology isn’t just a vocation; it runs in his veins, propelling him toward a dream career that’s taken him from the Rockies to Central Asia’s Tien Shan Mountains and back again. That dream found footing in the Fort Lewis College Geology program, which boasts unparalleled access to the Colorado Plateau.

Each week, FLC students measure snow depth in the San Juan Mountains, traveling by cross-country skis or snowshoes to collect data at the Swamp Angel Study Plot as part of NASA’s SnowEx program.

Old cars embedded in the banks of many Western waterways are known as “Detroit Riprap,” and according to Gigi Richard, director of the Four Corners Water Center and instructor of Geosciences, just one amateur method of preventing riverbank erosion.

Artist Michaela Goade (Art, '14) was selected to create a Google Doodle celebrating Alaska Native civil rights champion Elizabeth Peratrovich, who played an instrumental role in the 1945 passage of the first anti-discrimination law in the United States.

Emerita professor of Psychology Janet Jones' new book Horse Brain, Human Brain was recently listed as one of Book Authority’s “Ten Best Human Brain Books to Read in 2021." 

Paul DeBell, assistant professor of Political Science, was on Colorado Public Radio's Colorado Matters to discuss what election denial and violence at the Capitol mean for the future of democracy in the U.S.

Center of Southwest Studies Curatorial Assistant Amy Cao was recently invited to be on the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Task Force for the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists. Cao and the task force will work to create and nurture a culture of inclusion for the ARCS community.

Mikki Naranjo (Accounting, '05) has transitioned into the Contracts and Grants Manager position for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe after finishing the Tribe’s apprenticeship program.

Known in the Whiteriver, Arizona community for setting and achieving one goal after another, Roger Leslie (Business Administration, '93) is taking on his next challenge—managing a ski resort during a pandemic.