The Hastings College Theatre Department opens the 2016-17 season with its production of “The Madwoman of Chaillot” by Jean Giraudoux. The “poetic, comic fable” set in Paris follows the title character as she combats greedy prospectors willing to tear up the city while on the hunt for oil. The show runs October 20-23 in Scott […]

Hastings College hosted 130 students from 21 different high schools for the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center’s Mini Mural Competition on Wednesday, September 28. Each group designed a four foot by eight foot mural to fit the theme of “Tattoos: Past and Present.” Participants had three hours to work with their classmates to create with […]

Six athletes and three teams will be inducted into the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame, and an Outstanding Alumni Coach honored, during a dinner celebration on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at The Lark (809 W. 2nd St., Hastings). A social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are […]

Media Advisory Hastings College will host 130 high school students from across central Nebraska for the inaugural Jackson Dinsdale Art Center Mural Competition on Wednesday, September 28. High school students will create 4 ft. x 8 ft. murals using paint, which will then be judged by Hastings College senior art majors. The top three murals […]

U.S. News and World Report college rankings for 2017 were released today, and Hastings College was ranked 16th on the list of “Best Regional Colleges” in the Midwest. Hastings College was also ranked 7th on the U.S. News “Great Schools, Great Prices” list for regional colleges. For the Best Colleges list, the rankings are selected by reviewing schools that offer a […]

Karen and Robert Duncan of Lincoln, Nebraska, will present a gallery talk in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College this Friday, September 9 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Refreshments will follow the talk, which is free and open to the public. The Duncan’s have spent decades building an internationally recognized contemporary art collection, […]

Hastings College ranked 28th on Washington Monthly’s list of Top 100 Baccalaureate Colleges for 2016. The ranking is based on an 11-year system employed by Washington Monthly with the purpose of ranking higher learning institutions while focusing less on wealth, fame and exclusivity, and more on how that institution contributes to the nation as a […]

Lisa Smith, assistant professor of Teacher Education at Hastings College, will address the changing needs of the modern educational system throughout the nation in the fall 2016 Artist Lecture Series Invited Faculty Lecture. Her address, “Feet in the Water: Thoughts on oceans, boats and making waves,” explores the evolving role of learners through stories of […]

When students left the Hastings College campus in May, Steinhart Plaza, where 9th Street cut through campus, and the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center were muddy construction zones—and a cafeteria and dining refresh began the Monday after commencement. “It’s been a busy summer at Hastings College,” said President Don Jackson. “The opening of the Jackson Dinsdale […]

As part of first year experience programming by Hastings College, students new to campus will be participating in a food drive to collect non-perishable food items for the Adams County Food Pantry. Students will be leaving bags with an informational sheet attached on doors or porches across Hastings beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August […]