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Dr. Glenn Avent, professor of History at Hastings College, will give a talk titled “Equal Before the Law? What a Ninety-Five Year-Old Murder Trial Can Tell Us About Power and Privilege” on Friday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. in French Memorial Chapel. Avent’s talk, the second of two Invited Faculty Lectures this academic year, is […]
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The Hastings College Foundation has established an emergency scholarship fund to support students who may be facing financial hardships due to recent unprecedented flooding and other natural disasters. Approximately 60 percent of Hastings College students are from a declared disaster area, and the Foundation recognizes that some families from Nebraska and other states may need […]
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Musicians who were in the original Blues Brothers Band; the Saturday Night Live Band; and Blood, Sweat and Tears, and other top musicians from Nebraska, Chicago and Paris are headlining the Hastings College Jazz Festival Concert set for Monday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Lynn Farrell Arena (800 E. 12th Street in Hastings). Thanks […]
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Fans of Hastings College can now take their Hastings College pride on the road, as Nebraska officials recently approved a design for a Hastings College specialty license plate. The plates give drivers an opportunity to showcase Hastings College across the state and when driving around the country. For the plates to enter into production, at […]
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The Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival returns to Hastings College in April, bringing an outstanding teacher-performer to campus for a day of informative and inspiring activities. This year’s clinician is Dr. Gary Pedersen, who will give a lecture-recital on “World War II Music: The Pianos that Helped Win the War,” at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, […]
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Alpha Chi celebrated its 70th academic year on Hastings College campus recently by inducting seven new students. Alpha Chi is a coeducational academic honor society designed to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Only juniors and seniors who place in the top 10 percent […]
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Hastings College hosted the Central Regional Science Fair for the Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) on March 12 in the Morrison-Reeves Science Center. The fair drew 154 students from across central Nebraska. The science fair is split into two divisions. The Junior Division is open to students in sixth through eighth grades, while the […]
...The Hastings College Speech Team traveled to Brookings, South Dakota, for its district tournament and qualified five more events to nationals. Over the season, the team qualified 45 events to nationals, the AFA-NIET, which is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 5-7. First-year student Claire Nelson qualified Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking, first-year student Chloe Carson qualified […]
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Two Hastings College students presented research at the 25th annual No Limits conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, March 8. The No Limits conference is an interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate or recent graduate conference that explores a wide range of issues related to women, gender and sexuality. In addition to advancing their skills, the students were allowed to […]
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Cori Barwick, a student at Hastings (Nebraska) Middle School, earned a $6,000 scholarship to Hastings College for her individual exhibit titled, “The Race to the South Pole.” She received her award February 27, when Hastings College hosted a regional event for National History Day for middle and high school students. Other top students receiving scholarships […]
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