April 2026

Prestigious full-ride leadership scholarship program welcomes students from Nebraska and four other states. Hastings College has announced the newest cohort of students selected for the Scott Scholars Program, a premier, four-year, full-ride leadership scholarship supported by the Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation. The program brings together high‑achieving students committed to academic excellence, leadership development and […]

Hastings College recognized 53 of Nebraska’s most talented young writers during an awards ceremony on Thursday, April 2. As the state’s affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the College held an afternoon of workshops and celebrations for students, parents and educators. Of the honorees, 11 students earned Gold Key awards, advancing their work

Hastings College President Dr. Rich Lloyd and Dave Rippe, director of the College’s Scott Scholars Program, are set to join a series of public conversations hosted by the Flatwater Free Press on Friday, April 10, at the World Theatre in Kearney. The Flatwater Forum: Tri-Cities features six panels designed as “journalism on stage,” bringing together

The Hastings College Department of Languages and Literatures will host Spanish poet, teacher, publisher and politician Juan Luis Calbarro for a public lecture on Wednesday, April 8. The presentation, titled “A Biographical Approach to Writing Poetry in a Transient World,” will take place at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilson Center auditorium (814 N. Turner Avenue).