The Fort Lewis College Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement, or FLC U-RISE, increases access and equity in biomedical research.

In 2022, Fort Lewis College’s premier Native American & Indigenous Studies program received a critical academic boost.

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Lauren Pope, media relations strategist. 

Discover the sound reasoning behind quirky architectural embellishments.

Liz Cartier, assistant professor of Management, is named FLC's 2022-23 Featured Scholar.

Skyhawks Athletics invests in student support services.

Crevice Garden offers a new outdoor classroom and quiet space on FLC’s campus.

Public Health students explore art.

Kirbie Bennett (English, '17), a citizen of the Navajo Nation, shares his perspective on the "Chief" statue in downtown 91桃色. Bennett said the sign is out of touch with contemporary ideas about depictions of Indigenous peoples.

Housing costs in 91桃色 continue to balloon. To take this pressure off students, Stella Zhu, basic needs coordinator, created a that has helped dozens avoid homelessness and housing insecurity. 

Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment & Sustainability, sat down with Inside Climate News to discuss a new phase of "post-industrial" forest re-spiritualization posited by researchers in Ecology & Society last year. Steltzer said that while forest spirituality is increasingly apparent, it never vanished.

In a column for The 91桃色 Herald, Ben Waddell, associate professor of Sociology, examines why first-generation immigrants from Latin America experience the lowest rates of suicide in the nation. Waddell believes this phenomenon in the Latinx community is rooted in a cultural tendency to maintain strong social networks, which increase happiness and satisfaction with life.

Despite raising $64,550, the La Plata County GOP performed poorly in the 2022 midterm elections. Paul DeBell, assistant professor of Political Science, said the bipartisan rejection of Trumpism, concerns over abortion rights, and crucial statewide ballot measures likely swayed results.

Writing for The 91桃色 Herald, Andrew Gulliford, professor of History, details the ecological disaster created by Charles Jones, a wildlife entrepreneur from the early 1900s. Jones crossbred buffalo with Galloway cattle and herded them at the Grand Canyon Game Reserve, where their descendants continue to destroy the landscape a century later.  

Ursala Hudson (Studio Art, '14), a Tlingit tribal citizen, was selected as one of the six Indigenous artists for The Smithsonian American Art Museum's 10th installment of the Renwick Gallery Invitational. Hudson's work infuses Northwest Coast art styles into her printmaking, oil painting, and weaving.