Hastings College senior, Victor Short, Salida, Colo., will present the Arthur and Eunice Langvardt Lecture, at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13 in Hazelrigg Student Union Room C.

He will present an English forum entitled “One Rather Hard Crumb: An Absence of Miracle in Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘A Miracle for Breakfast.’”
The public is invited to attend, and refreshments will be served.

Short, who is majoring in English (K-12 Subject Endorsement) and religion, presented a paper on Bishop’s poem at the 24th Annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference in Ogden, Utah last April.

Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named 75th Best Value College in the nation and #1 in Nebraska by Forbes.com and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. It was named a 2010 “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and rated a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s.