From more than 150 applications to 40 participants selected for two Community Leadership Challenges to additional interviews that resulted in the final 15, the 2025-26 class of the Hastings College Scott Scholars program completed official signings over the weekend and will arrive on campus in August. “This is an extraordinary group of students who have […]

Nearly 100 projects were entered by students in the Central Regional Science Fair for the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, April 2. The fair, which was moved to April due to poor weather in March, was hosted by Hastings College and held at the Morrison-Reeves Science Center on campus. Schools that participated in […]

Hastings College professor Dr. Pedro Vizoso will give a talk about his latest publication, “Textos Desconocidos,” the unknown poems of Jewish-Venezuelan poet Elías David Curiel, in the Wilson Center Auditorium (814 N. Turner Avenue) on Tuesday, April 8 at 4 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public. The publication of the poetical […]

Dr. Nicole Muszynski, Hastings College assistant professor of psychology, will give an Invited Faculty Lecture titled “Science as a Candle in the Dark” on Wednesday, April 9, at 1:30 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel. This lecture is free and open to the public. A video of the lecture is below. Muszynski will share her experience […]

The first senior thesis gallery show of the spring will be open April 3 to 22 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). This exhibition features work from Alex Schmidt of Smith Center, Kansas; Brooke Gaughan of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Melinda Montoya of Hampton, Nebraska; Alyssa Broman of Central City, Nebraska; Anna Bultman […]

Two Hastings College initiatives — the Scott Scholars Program and the Doerr Center for Civic Engagement — are excited to announce the receipt of a $50,000 Nebraska Thrive & Retain grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Grant funding will be paired with a total of $80,000 in additional contributions from the Nebraska Diplomats, […]

Two Hastings College students, two Hastings College alumni, and two faculty members were selected to participate in the No Limits Students Research Conference held at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in early March. The No Limits conference is an interdisciplinary event for undergraduate and graduate students. This is also available to recent graduates that explore a […]

Hastings College was praised on the College Financial Health show for its impressive financial turnaround and promising outlook. Data and higher education experts, who host the show, highlighted Hastings College on LinkedIn, noting its remarkable journey from financial challenges to a future of stability and opportunity. They described the college as “a noticeable exception to […]

The Gladys Frisch Harris Piano festival at Hastings College is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, and will feature guest artist Dr. David Brickle, who will give a recital and a brief lecture, as well as work with high school students in master classes. Brickle is an assistant professor of music at Milligan University teaching piano […]

Hastings College had eight students participate at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) spring conference and play in the Nebraska Intercollegiate Band, which was held earlier this month in Lincoln, Nebraska. Hastings College students who participated in the band, which included students from more than 10 colleges and universities across the state, included: Maggie deFreese […]