April 2026

The Hastings College Forensics team competed at the American Forensics Association’s National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST) April 4-6 at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. The team’s top competitor at nationals was Madi Holman, a first-year student from Franklin, Nebraska, who advanced to national quarterfinals in dramatic interpretation, placing her in the top 26 of […]

Lilac Ramsey, a senior religion/philosophy and psychology double major from Wilson, North Carolina, won first place in an annual Theta Alpha Kappa (TAK) essay competition for their paper titled “Collective Tissue: Animals, Religion, and the Interwovenness of Theology.” The honor, the Albert Clark Award, comes with a cash prize and publication of the essay in

Hastings College students will share research and projects, and the College will honor the high achievements of students and faculty during its annual Celebration of Excellence on Wednesday, April 29. All events are free and open to the public. Additional details can be found at hastings.edu/as. Classes are canceled for the day so students and

Five Hastings College seniors will showcase their work in the second senior thesis art exhibition, which is open April 24 to May 8 at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). The exhibition features a wide variety of mediums and individual storytelling from Casper Campbell of Columbus, Nebraska; Josie Cooley of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Liam Sites

Chelsea LeMar, executive director of the Hastings College Foundation, announced today that she is stepping down from her role at the end of May. “My four years at Hastings College have been extremely special, and I am proud to have served my alma mater,” LeMar said. “I continue to believe strongly in the Hastings College

The Hastings College chapter of Psi Chi, the psychology academic honor society, inducted five students during its spring ceremony on April 12. This year’s Psi Chi inductees include: Aubrey Eresman, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado Mary Howie, a junior from Hastings, Nebraska Victoria Mallory, a senior from Westminster, Colorado Madison Rhodes, a sophomore from

What’s a princess to do when a dragon burns down her castle and steals her fiancé? If you’re Princess Elizabeth, you don’t wait for a hero, you become one. Hastings College theatre’s honorary, Alpha Psi Omega (APO), invites audiences of all ages to its annual production for youth, “The Garbage Bag Princess.” Performances are Saturday,

The Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is currently hosting a solo exhibition featuring the work of Dr. Brian Corr, an associate professor of art at Hastings College. “Brian Corr: Of Light and Shadow” is in MONA’s second-floor rotating gallery through September 20. It marks Corr’s first solo museum exhibition and serves as a comprehensive survey

The 3rd annual Sachtleben/Throckmorton Faith & Science Symposium, co-hosted by Hastings College and First Presbyterian Church of Hastings, will welcome Dr. Jessica Meeske as its 2026 featured speaker April 17-19. Meeske, a 1991 Hastings College alumna, member of the College’s Board of Trustees, and active member of First Presbyterian Church, was named the 2023 Pediatric

Exile, mistaken identity and forest magic are coming to Scott Studio Theatre for Hastings College Theatre’s period-accurate production of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy, “As You Like It,” which runs April 16-19. When a tyrannical Duchess banishes Orlando and Rosalind from her court, they and their companions head into the Forest of Arden to find a