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At the beginning of the 2023-24 academic year, Hastings College announced faculty who have been appointed to its Endowed Professorships and Lectureship. Endowed professorships and lectureship are established through the Hastings College Foundation by Hastings College alumni and friends who wish to make a significant, long-lasting impact on academics at Hastings College. Individuals who would […]

With Hastings College opening for its academic year on Wednesday, August 16, it’s excited to welcome its largest incoming student class in a decade. The College is growing, but remains committed to why students choose Hastings College: an intentionally small, together-learning, engaged community where students flourish. Over the last few days, Hastings College welcomed 347

Dr. Eleanor Reeds, assistant professor of English, recently published an article in Neo-Victorian Studies, a peer-reviewed journal that explores how the nineteenth century continues to be reimagined today. Her article, “Chase Berggrun’s R E D and Transfeminist Erasure: Uncovering a ‘Queer Tongue’ in Dracula,” appeared in the recently released 2022 general issue and the project

The Hastings College Alumni Association has named two Outstanding Alumni Coach award recipients this year: James Lowry ‘91/MAT ‘94, a social studies teacher and tennis coach at Grand Island Central Catholic High School, and Tim Brotzki ‘92, president and general manager at the Omaha Sports Academy and head boys’ basketball coach at Platteview High School.

Eight individuals and two teams will celebrate their induction as the 34th class to join the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame during a reception and banquet held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Saturday, September 30. The celebration begins with a social hour at 5:00 p.m. in Kiewit Gymnasium (715 E. 7th Street,

Six individuals will celebrate their induction as the fourth class to join the Hastings College Fine Arts of Fame during a reception and ceremony held in conjunction with Hastings College Homecoming on Friday, September 29 at Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Avenue, Hastings). Appetizers will be served at 5:30 p.m., with the ceremony to

Hastings College welcomed 68 students to campus as part of its Open Space for the Visual and Performing Arts immersion experience yesterday. Open Space runs the entire week, concluding Saturday, June 17, with a public showing of student work and performances. Hastings College’s art faculty selected 30 students to attend Open Space for the Visual

Four Hastings College students attended the spring Midwest Political Science Association conference in Chicago, Illinois, earlier this year. Three students presented a poster titled “Authoritarian Personalities: The personality variation in left- and right-wing authoritarians” during the conference. Students who presented the poster included Riley Lanning of Glendale, Arizona; Betsy Miller of Arlington, Kansas; and Cody

Dr. Bradley Peterson, associate professor of physics at Hastings College, has been named president-elect of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences (NAS), a private foundation founded in 1880 that works to disseminate scientific knowledge and facilitate cooperation among scientists in Nebraska. He will serve in the role for a year, then serve as president of the

Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its spring 2023 semester. For the semester, 361 students from 20 states and 11 countries were named to the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework. Students