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Hastings College’s Theatre Department will produce the rarely staged the show “Dinny and the Witches” by William Gibson. This play, a departure from the playwright’s best known work, “The Miracle Worker,” follows the story of an average, young, American musician named Dinny, as he aspires to attain success. Performance dates are September 24- 26 at […]
...A great school at a great price. That’s how Hastings College has been described in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report Best College Rankings released on September 9, 2015. Hastings is the only college in the state to receive the coveted “Great Schools, Great Price” distinction. “What distinguishes Hastings College from other institutions is […]
...Aspiring authors and avid readers of fiction in central Nebraska are invited to participate in a two-day fiction-writing conference, entitled “Fiction Writers at Work,” at Hastings College on Thursday, September 24, and Friday, September 25. Authors Meagan Cass, William Kirby, and Eric Tucker, who is also a Hastings College Instructor of Communication Arts and English, […]
...Internationally acclaimed musician Lauren Pelon will appear in a unique concert at Perkins Auditorium in Hastings College’s Fuhr Hall of Music (723 E. 9th Street) on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. The concert, sponsored by the Hastings College Department of Music, is free and open to the public. Under the title The Living […]
...A selection from the Hastings College Permanent Collection of Art is on display at the College’s Art Gallery (711 E. 7th St.) from now through the month of September. Each school year, the gallery season begins with a selection from the permanent collection, which includes hundreds of objects, from African tribal art to prints by […]
...Earlier today, Washington Monthly released its 2015 College Rankings in which Hastings College is recognized as 26th out of 350 colleges in the Best Baccalaureate Colleges category. In 2014, the publication, which looks closely not only at education but also how schools facilitate social mobility, allocate research funds and foster community service, ranked the College […]
...The closure of a street bisecting campus. The demolition of houses. The creation of new parking areas. The preparation for the new Jackson Dinsdale Art Center. These are among the summer projects giving the Hastings College campus a new look as students they return to campus for 2015 New Student Days orientation and the 2015-2016 […]
...Nearly three months after voters approved the Hastings City Council’s decision to vacate one block of 9th Street to Hastings College, the College is closing the block to through traffic. On August 3, 2015, Hastings College will place large planters and barriers at the corners of 9th Street and Ash Avenue and 9th Street and […]
...Hastings College continuously strives to be affordable for students and their families, with 100% of students receiving financial aid, and its efforts are paying off. The four year private residential college located in Hastings, Nebraska, is among the 50 most affordable private colleges included on MONEY’s Best College list. The ranking, produced by MONEY, a […]
...The children’s theatre troupe, Shakespeare with Noodles, continues its six-year tradition of providing free Shakespeare in the parks to local communities, with Henry IV & 3/4. Sponsored by the Hastings College Department of Theatre, the troupe approaches Shakespeare in a unique manner by incorporating props constructed from swimming noodles. Performances are Sunday, Aug. 2 at Libs […]
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