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Ben Waddell columns

Associate Professor Benjamin Waddell puts his finger on the pulse of community and international issues in his most recently published columns about Colorado ballot initiatives, immigration, Cuban politics, and elections in Nicaragua.

Student watershed research

Hanson Mike, a senior majoring in Environmental Studies, about how South Africa is responding to similar water struggles as the Navajo Nation, and what lessons he wants to bring home.

"Community of care" helps boost retention

Fort Lewis College saw an astounding jump in first-year student retention—from 62% in 2019 to 68% in Fall 2020—just as the College was heading into a full pandemic school year. Provost Chery Nixon spoke with Colorado Public Radio about how creating a "community of care" contributed to students' decisions to return to campus. 

PIVOT exhibit during the pandemic

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College had just installed its latest exhibit, PIVOT: Skateboard Deck Art, when the pandemic hit in March 2020. Over the subsequent year, the exhibit’s title took on new meaning as “pivoting” became common practice, not only in response to the pandemic but in effecting more profound shifts at the core of what CSWS does, why, and...

Professor Heidi Steltzer publishes paper

Professor of Environment & Sustainability and Biology Heidi Steltzer published a paper on the importance of intellectual diversity and to establish community-based scientific partnerships.

Durango Arts Brigade

Colorful murals, lego sculptures, and window art are , a legion of artists that includes ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ senior Zyon Frauen and alumnae Hayley Kirkman (Art, ‘17) and Elise Boulanger (Studio Art & Design, '21).

Native American students will receive in-state tuition

Hundreds of Native American students whose ancestors were forcibly relocated from their homelands throughout the 1800s by the U.S. government will be given in-state tuition to Colorado public colleges and universities beginning next June, after a new bill was signed into law on June 28.

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alum named to council

Recent Fort Lewis College graduate Ian Teller (Business Administration, '21) has been , a program that supports the resiliency of tribes, nations, and pueblos across New Mexico.

Red Road to D.C. totem

The Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey stopped at Fort Lewis College in June as part of a two-week endeavor to raise awareness around protecting sacred lands, waters, and wildlife. The Lummi Nation in Washington state carved the 24-foot totem pole and took it on a cross-country tour on its way to Washington, D.C., where it will be displayed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of the...
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