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As a diplomat and Army officer, I served in 12 countries and witnessed firsthand how education can change the trajectory of an adolescent girl’s life — and, by extension, entire...
Hall of Famer may be scaling back, but he’s still in the lineup on and off campus. Jim Boeve jokes that he’s better at the things he volunteers for than...
Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett is senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Hastings and a member of Hastings College’s Board of Trustees and ASPIRE Faith Advisory Council. In addition to pastoral...
When Karen (Gilmore) ’75 and Roger Doerr committed $600,000 over five years to establish the Doerr Center for Civic Engagement at Hastings College, they weren’t simply writing a check. They...
On a chilly Friday in December, kids scamper among the evergreens at Pine Patch Tree Farm in Hastings while owner Joe Kindig ’16 prepares a seven-foot spruce for one delighted...
By weaving his Latin American heritage into the choral music he creates, Hugo Madera ’19 – conductor, composer and educator – builds a harmonious bridge between two cultures: his roots...
In the traditional Nativity story, angels appear to the shepherds, telling them to go pay homage to the newborn King. The next thing we see is the shepherds at the...
“Fifty years goes by, bringing joys and heartaches. Life is that way. My 50 years has been full of what happens to everyone, but there have been moments very precious...
Kylie (Luth) Christenson ’19 leads a visitor up the elegant curving staircase of the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, Nebraska. On the second level, she gestures...
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Upcoming Events
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(Men's Basketball) Nebraska Wesleyan vs. Hastings
January 20, 2026 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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Gallery: Art of India Exhibition
January 21, 2026
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, 700 E 12th St, Hastings, NE 68901, USA -
(Women's Basketball) College of Saint Mary (NE) vs. Hastings
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Gallery: Art of India Exhibition
January 22, 2026
Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, 700 E 12th St, Hastings, NE 68901, USA
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Jackson Dinsdale Art Center features Duncan, LeBaron collections in ‘Art of India’
- January 14, 2026·
Hastings College to feature two world premieres, 119 high school students at annual honor festival
- January 12, 2026·
Hastings College announces fall 2025 Dean’s List
- January 7, 2026·
Hastings College students lead Special Olympics powerlifters to victory at State Games
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