The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law set aside $3.5 billion to improve water infrastructure for rural Indigenous communities. Kaitlin Mattos, assistant professor of Environment & Sustainability, said this funding is crucial for some Alaska Native communities who have been waiting for water and sanitation services for 50 years. 

House Bill 20-1343 requires egg producers to demonstrate a ratio of one square foot per hen to become certified to sell eggs in Colorado. Nate Peach, associate professor of Economics, believes this bill will place compounded upward pressure on egg prices—which recently increased due to Colorado's worst-ever avian flu outbreak.

FLC's School of Business Administration hosted the 31st annual Southwest Economic Outlook. Though many presenters noted the local economy's rapid rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, they said the region must reckon with workforce shortages, rising housing costs, and an aging population. 

Is your fear of death driving your shopping habits? Brian Burke, professor of Psychology, thinks that's the case. Burke, who studies terror management theory, said we could override this behavior by acknowledging these unconscious decisions. 

Justin McBrayer, professor of Philosophy and associate dean, was named as one of the 15 scholars who helped lead the charge for academic freedom in 2022 by The College Fix. The College Fix cited McBrayer's recent publication, "Diversity Statements Are the New Faith Statements," published in Inside Higher Ed.

Many Indigenous faculty, staff, and students at FLC are redefining an educational system once used as a tool for cultural assimilation. These community members set the stage for Indigenous intellectual freedom by weaving language, culture, and history into the institution's fabric. 

Tune in to hear FLC stories from Byron Tsabetsaye (English, '13), director of the Student Involvement Center. 

Students demonstrate who they are as teachers at the Teacher Education Department's Professional Exhibition.

What we learn when walking around getting soaked.

Students translate health info for underrepresented populations.

Amy Wendland, professor of Art & Design, ponders how to be an artist.

Centura Health committed $4 million to the FLC Foundation and FLC for a 10,000-square-foot renovation of the Aquatics Center to transform the space into a cutting-edge performance, rehab, and wellness center for student-athletes and students. 

Meet sailor, teacher, mathematician, and weekend philosopher Nicholas Canaparo (Adventure Education, '15). With voyages from Puget Sound to Amsterdam Harbor, Canaparo has lived as a globetrotter aboard world-class vessels. 

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced FLC as one of 104 colleges and universities receiving a six-year grant through HHMI’s Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative to continue their critical work to build capacity for the inclusion of all students in science.

FLC celebrated a cohort of nearly 200 FLC students during Fall Commencement. Hundreds of friends, family members, and staff packed into Whalen Gymnasium to show their love through posters, cheers, and thunderous applause.