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Zach Hyson, captain of ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ's football team, was named the All-Colorado Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition, fifteen football players from ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ were named to the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Academic All-Colorado Team.

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In an op-ed for The Durango Herald, Ben Waddell, assistant professor of Sociology, discusses the various factors contributing to the decline of trust in the United States, including political polarization, misinformation, and the erosion of institutions like the media and government.

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Judith Reynolds, the founder of the 23-year-old Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, was presented with the 2023 Extraordinary Woman Award last week by the Women’s Resource Center of La Plata County.

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In a column for The Durango Herald, Charles Hakes, a senior lecturer of Physics & Engineering, discusses the field of cosmology and its efforts to explore some of the biggest questions about the universe, such as the nature of dark matter and the possibility of multiple universes.

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Gilda Yazzie (Business Administration, '97) clinched one of the Durango City Council seats vacated by Mayor Barbara Noseworthy and Councilor Kim Baxter. Yazzie's grassroots campaign style, priorities, and experience were key factors in winning the race. 

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Sanitas Cycles is a titanium bicycle frame building operation co-founded by David (Environmental Studies, '20) and John Siegrist. With his father’s work at DEAN Bicycles as the backdrop of his childhood in Boulder, Colorado, Dave started working on bikes after graduating from ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

Keeping Those Oars in the Water

Tolerance for adversity and uncertainty  is a cornerstone of the Adventure Education (AE) Department’s leadership curriculum with broad applicability.

Faculty and staff award winners announced

This year's faculty and staff award recipients exhibit exceptional work, from supporting ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ's day-to-day operations with excellence to advancing institutional goals.

Coffee company brews up win at Hawk Tank

Wakȟályapí Coffee, founded by Fort Lewis College junior Devyn Valandra, took home the $10,000 first-place cash prize for the best business plan at this year’s Hawk Tank competition.

Mario Martinez appointed as Fort Lewis College’s new provost

Following a highly competitive national search, Mario Martinez was announced as Fort Lewis College's new provost and vice president of Academic Affairs on April 13, 2023. Martinez brings a methodical approach to higher education administration that will focus on addressing equity gaps in student outcomes, championing continued institutional transformation and innovation, and working...

Hozhoni Days Powwow draws historic crowd

The 57th annual Hozhoni Days drew a historic crowd of nearly 2,000 people to Whalen Gymnasium. Three vibrant events spanning March 29-31 celebrated Indigenous culture, history, and traditions woven into ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s fabric. It was a blur of scholarship exhibits, powwow competitions, and bustling vendor stalls. But at its core, Hozhoni Days provided a time for people to gather, dance, sing,...

Chemistry alum wins scientific dance competition

For anyone who has ever struggled to follow a postgraduate’s description of their Ph.D. thesis, the American Association for the Advancement of Science created a solution: the “Dance Your Ph.D.” video contest. The 15-year-old competition invites scientists of any discipline to explain their Ph.D. thesis through interpretative dance. For flow artist and chemist Checkers...
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