The Hastings College chapter of Alpha Chi, the all-discipline academic honorary, inducted six new members during a fall semester ceremony. The purpose of Alpha Chi is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. They accept only students who place in the top […]

Hastings College will host its annual Together Tuesday giving day on Oct. 6, inviting alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends to rally together and ensure today’s students find their place and thrive at the College. The single-day event gives donors the opportunity to champion what they love most about Hastings College, with options to support […]

Set in a Dublin tenement during the tumultuous backdrop of the 1916 Easter Rising, the Hastings College Theatre production of Sean O’Casey’s acclaimed historical drama “The Plough and the Stars” explores the compelling human stories caught in the crossfire of political revolution. The play examines the lives of ordinary residents — their hopes, fears, loyalties […]

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 11th annual Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) Mural Day Competition. The competition challenges teams of up to six students per […]

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. […]

Two concurrent exhibitions by Rondall Reynoso, assistant professor of painting and chair of the Hastings College Department of Visual Arts, open today in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center. Both exhibitions run through September 18, with a free public reception scheduled for Thursday, September 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the JDAC. Located in the […]