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Hastings College announces endowed professorships, lectureship
Dr. Wayne Riggs, Hastings College vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculty, has announced faculty who have been selected for distinguished professorships

Open Space to welcome students for visual arts immersion experience
Hastings College is hosting its Open Space for the Visual Arts with 19 talented art students from the region. The art immersion program, which runs

Hastings College earns reaffirmation of accreditation from Higher Learning Commission
Hastings College announced today that it has received reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), meeting all criteria with no interim monitoring

Hastings College announces Spring 2025 Dean’s List
Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its Spring 2025 semester. For the semester, 339 students from 19 states and eight countries were named

Hastings College honors 139th graduating class
Hastings College held its 139th Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2025. During the ceremony, the College awarded degrees to 192 undergraduates and 10 Master of

Rodriguez wins competition; theatre, music students receive honors and awards
Hastings College music education major and saxophonist Erick Rodriguez of Grand Island, Nebraska, won the 2025 John Shildneck Young Artist Competition held by the Lincoln

Ceramics students, professor travel to national ceramics conference
Six Hastings College students and their ceramics instructor Jerome Dubas joined 6,000 other students and artists at the 59th annual National Council for the Education

Hastings College students present research at Nebraska Academy of Sciences meeting
Two Hastings College students showcased their original research at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, which was held in late April in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Hastings College student-athletes, teams recognized at 2025 BESPY Awards
Hastings College Athletics celebrated the accomplishments of student-athletes at its Bronco Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (BESPY) Awards on Monday, May 5, at the Hastings

Nash, Freeman named outstanding Hastings College alumni
Eboni Nash ‘19 and Gary Freeman ‘93 have been named Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year and Outstanding Alumni of the Year, respectively, by the
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Hastings College celebrates diversity at annual multicultural festival (Local4)
Hastings College holds topping off ceremony for new ’The 1882′ dormitory (Local4)
High school students prepare for Hastings College annual Honor Band and Choir Concert
Hastings College plans largest campus expansion with new 322-bed residence hall
Hastings College breaks ground on new residence hall
Hastings college ready for new school year with upgrades to campus (Local4)
Hastings Students gather on lawn to see rare solar eclipse (Kearney Hub)
Steeple back on the French Memorial Chapel, but more work remains (Local4)
Students team up to brainstorm potential solutions to community needs (Hastings Tribune)
AC grad Sughroue happy to be back home playing for Broncos (Hastings Tribune)
Hastings College sees influx of new students (Local4)
Hastings College alum returns to campus as Dean of Student Engagement (Local4)





