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Felicia Meyers, Theatre Faculty

ܽƵ is the best place to work in Durango, CO, but don't take our word for it! Several of ܽƵ's faculty and staff outline what it means to be a Durangoan and how they love Fort Lewis College.

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Fort Lewis College launches national search for next president

The new president is expected to embrace ܽƵ’s unique role as a Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institution and as a convener for the Four Corners region's arts, sciences, and economic vitality. The next president will build on ܽƵ's strong foundation while fostering educational excellence and expanding the college’s role in regional, state, and national growth and...

With food demonstrations, solidarity walk, ܽƵ celebrates Indigenous People’s Day

DURANGO, Colo.— About 100 people gathered around the Fort Lewis College Clocktower bowing their heads as Southern Ute Elders Elberta Thompson and Nathan Strong Elk take turns blessing attendees ahead of this year’s Solidarity Walk.  Strong Elk followed the blessings with a smudging ceremony, using traditional medicinal plants to cleanse those attending. The ceremony...

Navajo entertainment consultant who led dubbing of "Star Wars" in Diné, reflects on language, identity at ܽƵ

Manuelito ‘Manny’ Wheeler attended the screening of the Navajo-dubbed Star Wars: A New Hope (Sǫʼtah Anaaʼ: Siih Náhásdlįį), a project he led in 2012. The event marked the closing of the Center of Southwest Studies popular exhibit “The Return of the Force, which celebrated the many cultural, philosophical, and mythological connections between Indigeneity and the Star Wars...

Fort Lewis College Cycling Team celebrates 30 years with Olympic legacy

Thirty years ago, a group of Fort Lewis College students, donning donated T-shirts, made their debut at the won the inaugural National Collegiate Mountain Bike Championships. Unknowingly, the newly created Fort Lewis College Cycling Team ignited a cycling legacy that would propel the school to national prominence.
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