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The Durango Herald reports that Fort Lewis College experienced a surge in donations during the 2023 Giving Tuesday. “We are humbled by the support of our community and so thankful to our donors who reached out to family and friends to support causes they feel strongly about,” said Melissa Mount, vice president of Advancement at FLC...

An Arizona Republic article explores the growing role of Indigenous women in managing the Colorado River. Brooke Laughter, who is majoring in environmental science at FLC, said it's important for Indigenous women to be involved in this type of work because they have been suppressed from participating in the past. The article was...

Hundreds of family members and friends attended FLC's Fall 2023 Commencement, which included the presentation of a Native American honor song by The Sawmill Singers.

DURANGO—In an effort to increase college accessibility for Colorado families, Fort Lewis College is expanding its Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøTuition Promise, covering tuition for students in Colorado whose family income is less than $70,000. Previously the benefit was available for families earning less than $65,000.  The program’s expansion is possible thanks to an anonymous gift to the...

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøsupporters rallied during this year’s Giving Tuesday, inspiring 582 people to donate to 123 causes and raising $622,122 in philanthropic support, a 28 percent increase from last year. 

Esther Belin, a Diné poet who teaches the power of poetry at FLC, .

Heidi Steltzer, professor of Environment and Sustainability and Biology at FLC, .

In two short weeks, Fort Lewis College is celebrating its fifth annual #GivingTuesday, a 24-hour fundraising campaign that seeks to raise funds from 550 donors this year. 

Durango Transit partnered with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøprofessor Kaitlin Mattos’ new Sustainability By Design class to administer the annual ridership survey that showed that in 2023, Durango Transit riders are happier with bus services than they’ve been for years.  

Participants of the inaugural Tribal Water Media Fellowship recently presented their projects exploring the many connections of Indigenous cultures with water.

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøhas been the beneficiary of much good fortune lately in the way of donation dollars, according to a recent article by .

In an interview with KUNC focused on the recent History Colorado report Heather Shotton, vice president for diversity affairs at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøsaid the confirmation of the death and the abuse of students at the boarding school is devastating. 

Alana Romans, Director, Strategic Initiatives, received $568,689 from the US Department of the Treasury through La Plata County Economic Development Alliance for the Project RUN certificate program – Opportunity Now Colorado.

Kendra Gallegos Reichle, Director, Student Well-Being, received $99,193 from the Department of Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) for the “Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ¸ßÇåÎÞשÂëÇøSuicide and Substance Use Prevention project.”

Dr. Jonathan Harvey, Associate Professor, Geosciences, received $73,565 from the State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources for the “Lower Dolores River Wild & Scenic project.”