The way higher education shifted the trajectory of Heather Shotton’s lineage is overwhelming enough to bring her to tears. Shotton’s grandparents were subjected to federal assimilation ...

But the school has never had an Indigenous president. Until now. Dr. Heather Shotton was just confirmed – a woman whose relatives survived the abusive boarding schools that preceded Fort Lewis ...

The Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to confirm Heather Shotton as the sole finalist to be the college’s new president. If selected for the job, Shotton, a citizen of ...

“Shotton has very strong relationships with local organizations, businesses and tribal nations, and we know that she’ll continue to strengthen those,” Lopez said. According to the release ...