In the News

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...

In an interview with The Durango Herald, Jenni Trujillo, dean of the School of Education, explained that critical race theory is a 40-plus-year concept that examines social, legal, and economic structures and how those systems relate to race and racism. She said critical race theory, or CRT, began with civil rights scholars and activists and seeks to highlight all voices in history, not just...

Sam Vickery (Marketing, '17) rode to an impressive 9th place finish at the UNBOUND Gravel XL event in Emporia, Kansas, enduring intense heat and fighting off sleep over the 357-mile course. FLC cycling alumni Payson McElveen (Exercise Science, ’16) and Ryan Standish (Exercise Science, ’16) competed in the 200-mile event, coming into the finish together for 27th and 28th places.

Fort Lewis College cycling alumna Sofia Gomez-Villafañe (Exercise Science, '16) will be going to the Toyko Olympic Games next month, representing Argentina in the women's mountain biking discipline.