News Briefs Colorado’s efforts to help people who stopped attending college to get a credential are paying off. The state had the seventh-highest number of credential completers in the nation, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse.
News Briefs More than 60 people gathered at the Old Fort, Fort Lewis College’s agricultural training facility, May 15 to take part in the fifth annual community blue corn planting ceremony.
Sixty years ago, Morley and Arthur Ballantine, Jr. agreed to donate $10,000 to establish a campus. Andrew Gulliford, a professor of history at ܽƵ, explores how that idea has expanded and grown since then. (The Durango Herald)
Skyhawks Club Casino Night reaches new heights The ܽƵ Athletics Department is celebrating a successful second annual Skyhawks Club Casino Night. This year, the event raised over $60,000—surpassing last year's amount and totaling over $110,000 raised since the event's inception. "I'm incredibly proud of our coaches and staff for their commitment to our external goals," said Director of Athletics Travis...
NEH-supported research sheds light on the experiences and abuse of children within the federal Indian boarding school system In an official letter commenting on the recent report on the Federal Indian Boarding School Investigation, NEH highlights several programs seeking to remedy the present-day impacts of the federal Indian boarding school system, including its funding of the ܽƵ All Of Our Kin Language revitalization program. ( The National Endowment for the Humanities)
Paddling Birch Creek, Alaska: Dispatch from a warming world Andrew Gulliford, ܽƵ professor of History and Environmental Studies, discusses the effects of climate change he witnessed during a trip to Alaska this summer. Gulliford and a handful of current and former ܽƵ students traveled by canoe the Birch Creek, one of Alaska’s wild and scenic rivers east of Fairbanks. (The Durango Herald)