September 2026

Armed with paint, blank canvases and zero advance notice of the theme, about 200 high school students from 36 Nebraska schools will take over part of the Hastings College campus Wednesday, Sept. 30, for the annual Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) Mural Day Competition. The competition challenges teams of up to six students per school

From molten glass and cast metal to vivid canvases and intricate prints, the newest exhibition at Hastings College highlights the dual roles of artist and educator. The exhibition, “Maker | Mentor: Form, Material, Motion,” is open now through Nov. 13 at the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) and brings together seven members from the Hastings

A downtown parade, hall of fame celebrations, alumni reunions, Bronco athletics and the crowning of student royalty will take center stage as Hastings College celebrates Homecoming 2026 from September 24-27. The annual tradition brings together alumni, community members, students and families to celebrate Bronco spirit. Ahead of next weekend’s festivities, the student body selected 10

Hastings College has announced that Ron Priebe, a standout men’s basketball player from the class of 1964, will be enshrined in its Athletic Hall of Fame as a Legacy inductee during Homecoming festivities later this month. Priebe, a resident of Gibbon, Nebraska, was a four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter for the Broncos. Playing his

What if a college education could help students answer two questions at the same time: What career should I pursue, and what kind of life do I want to lead? A new grant will help Hastings College students explore both. The College has received a $150,000 grant commitment from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate

A new piece of academic scholarship co-authored by Dr. Beatrice Waterhouse, visiting assistant professor of sociology at Hastings College, has been published in Prooftexts: A Journal of Jewish Literary History. The article, titled “Restoring the Canon with New Translations of Yiddish Women Writers,” was co-authored alongside Na’amit Sturm Nagel, a doctoral candidate at UC Irvine.