News

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Campus News

February 20, 2025 3:20 pm·

Hastings College theatre explores parallel paths in ‘This Random World’

We want to believe that serendipity brings us together, but is that just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, Hastings College theatre’s performance of “This Random World” asks the serious…

February 18, 2025 3:13 pm·

Forensics team takes second at state tournament, looks toward nationals

The Hastings College forensics team hosted the 140th Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA) State Tournament February 8 and the Broncos took second place overall for the fourth year in a row with…

February 17, 2025 4:49 pm·

From adversity to advocacy: Liggins to speak on 21st century leadership at Hastings College

Terry Liggins, a National Champion Division II athlete who has become an advocate for life coaching teens, young professionals and vulnerable adults in Sioux Falls, S.D., is speaking at Hastings College about…

February 17, 2025 2:34 pm·

ASPIRE Faith Advisory Council holds retreat on campus

ASPIRE at Hastings College held a Faith Advisory Council retreat last week on campus. ASPIRE is the Academy of Student Preachers Inspiring Religious Engagement, which is funded by a grant, and the…

Photo of choir and director with words 2025 Choir Tour.

February 10, 2025 1:44 pm·

Hastings College Choir leaves this week for tour through Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska

The Hastings College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Brett Epperson, is embarking on a regional tour through parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska this week. Long an audience favorite, the choir…

February 6, 2025 2:59 pm·

Usher selected for national interfaith student leadership opportunity

Avery Usher, a first year Hastings College student from Lincoln, Nebraska, is one of just 20 students selected for Interfaith America’s Bridgebuilders Relating Across Interfaith Differences (BRAID) student fellowship, a competitive program…

February 3, 2025 2:46 pm·

Hastings College to host 140th NIFA state tournament on February 8

In 1885, just three years after Hastings College opened its doors, it hosted the inaugural Nebraska Collegiate Oratorical Association state tournament. While the College has hosted the tournament several times since then,…

Aerial photo of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center.

January 31, 2025 10:48 am·

Hastings College announces Jackson Scholars program for aspiring artists

Hastings College is launching the Jackson Scholars program, a groundbreaking opportunity for aspiring artists to hone their craft and launch their careers. The program, housed within the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC),…

January 28, 2025 10:57 am·

Confederate monuments, historical truth to be explored in Hastings College lecture

Dr. Michael Butler will explore the complex history of Confederate monuments in a free public lecture on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 6:30 pm in the lower level of the Daugherty Center…

January 15, 2025 10:03 am·

Hastings College honor band, choir festival set for this weekend

Hastings College will hold its 61st Annual Honor Band and 53rd Annual Honor Choir concert on Monday, January 20, at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings (621 N Lincoln Avenue).…