DURANGO, Colo. – Like the peaks of the San Juan Mountains surrounding Fort Lewis College, earning a degree demands persistence, preparation, and a willingness to adapt to changing conditions. That was the message keynote speaker David Blake, Ph.D., as he addressed more than 140 graduates during the Fall 2024 Commencement ceremony on Friday.  Blake, a professor of biology at FLC...

KVNF Community Radio in Paonia recently interviewed the fellows to get their perspective on what water means to them. For many people, especially Native Americans, water takes on a deeper meaning — to community, culture, and spirit.

Durango, Colo. — “Your voice matters, your existence matters, and you are powerful.” With these words, Kathryn Linares-Gray, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science and gender and sexuality studies, called soon-to-be graduates to use their strength to create a better world during last week’s Diversity Collaborative Graduation Ceremony in the Student Union...

In a unanimous vote, the Fort Lewis College (FLC) Board of Trustees approved the institution's transformative 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. The plan, developed through a highly collaborative process involving over 1,000 stakeholders, charts a bold vision for the college’s future, focusing on academic excellence, student success, reconciliation, and community partnerships.

On Friday, December 13, graduates, their families, and loved ones gathered on campus to celebrate a significant milestone at this year’s Fall Commencement ceremony. The event honored the achievements, dedication, and hard work of the newly minted alumni as they embarked on the next chapter of their journeys. Congratulations, Class of 2024!

In an article for The Conversation US, Mark Boespflug, an assistant professor of Philosophy at FLC, discusses whether an individual can choose to believe and, if so, what the responsibilities associated with that choice are.

Durango, Bayfield students credit concurrent program at Fort Lewis College to help prepare them for college.

Joshua Emerson (Navajo, Diné), who attended FLC as an economics major, started producing comedy in 2019, focusing on Native comedians and eventually co-creating Bad Indian. The new documentary fuses his journey of grief with an exploration of Native identity. The film, directed by Emerson's longtime collaborator and friend Jeff Stonic, is a love letter to his mother and reflects the resilience...

FLC celebrates record-breaking Giving Tuesday, surpassing $720,000

AI is about the people who are developing and also using it. That's the conclusion The Durango Herald editors took away after attending the Four Corners AI Conference, “Our Journey Begins Here,” co-organized by FLC and the La Plata Economic Development Alliance.