The grant, renewable for up to five years, will fund an Environmental Science and Justice Laboratory, Environmental Justice Center, Climatology Lab, Ozone Garden, and heavy metals lab, and provide housing and internship stipends for qualifying students.

EPA awards nearly $1.2M to student teams for innovative solutions to environmental and public health challenges (Environmental News Bits)

Fort Lewis College to implement fire safety initiatives into social media marketing class (The Durango Herald)

A small Durango college is trying to reckon with its dark legacy — and help students do the same. (Colorado Sun)

FLC students working through new Snow and Avalanche Studies certificate (The Durango Herald) 

A Rocky Mountain PBS story, which includes a video, highlights the work that Engineering Professor Laurie Williams and the Village Aid Project team have been doing to bring solar power to Navajo Tribal Lands. 

Fort Lewis hires Jordan Mast as next men’s basketball coach. (The Durango Herald)

Born and raised in the far west suburbs of Chicago, Steven Schwartz, 65, spent a decade working as a tool and die maker before enrolling in college and eventually finding his way to Fort Lewis College, where he's spent nearly 30 years. Learn about his journey and what inspired him to step up as interim president.   

More than 400 people attended the inaugural Summit, aimed at fostering awareness and unity around regional climate interests and building resilience to climate change.

Tribal Water Media Fellows August Mrakuzic (Anthropology, '23)and Klara Goldman (Geology, 23) have published their work on KSUT. Mrakuzic story focuses on a Denver college student who brought water and aid to her home village in Tanzania. Goldman’s story explores how a Colorado mountain man became a beaver believer. The fellowship is a collaboration between KSUT Public...