The Hastings College Forensics team finished 15th in the nation at the American Forensics Association’s National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST), which was held April 6-8 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The team also had two members, Ally Banks and Citlaly Quiroz, named All-Americans. Banks and Quiroz were honored at the national tournament’s opening assembly on April 5. […]

Telltale signs of a 2022 hail storm that caused significant damage across the community and campus remain visible on Hastings College’s iconic French Memorial Chapel: the north facing arched windows remain broken and held together in spots with duct tape. While most other damage on campus has been repaired, including the Chapel’s copper spire, which

The third annual Miles For Mik event, a 24-hour journey dedicated to raising funds for the Mikaelah Molifua Memorial Scholarship at Hastings College, is set for this Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, 2024. Throughout the 24 hours, Hastings College physical education instructor Casey Molifua ’15/MAT ’17 and associate professor of art Dr. Brian Corr ’99

Hastings College Music is hosting its inaugural Spring Percussion Summit on Saturday, April 13 in Fuhr Hall (927 N. Ash Avenue), with a concert featuring Hastings College and University of Nebraska–Kearney percussionists beginning at 7:00 p.m. to conclude the day. Performances are free and open to the public. The Spring Percussion Summit is dedicated to

The Hastings College chapter of Alpha Chi, an academic honorary, saw two of its members receive top honors at the 2024 Alpha Chi National Convention that was held April 4-6 in Birmingham, Alabama. Alessandro Urlati, a senior from Biella, Piedmont, Italy, attended the convention and presented his academic work titled “The Dispute between Armenia and

Hastings College is hosting an awards ceremony Friday, April 5 to recognize 52 outstanding young writers from across Nebraska as an affiliate of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. College faculty and Kiara Nicole Letcher, the author of “Scream Queen” and soon-to-be-released “Oxblood,” will host a workshop for recipients beginning at 1:00 p.m. on campus,

Hastings College physics professor Dr. Brad Peterson and physics students are giving stargazers and eclipse enthusiasts — and anyone who would like to come — an opportunity to view the partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. While Nebraska won’t experience a total eclipse like it did in August 2017, Peterson said the moon will

The first thesis gallery show of the spring is open now through April 8 in the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC). This exhibition features work from Anna Bryan of Lincoln, Nebraska; Jay Caskey of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Carley Davis of Prescott, Arizona; Rhys Maxey of Kersey, Colorado; Veronica Pinkerton of Beatrice, Nebraska; Miley

Dr. Dorothy Dean, Hastings College assistant professor of religion, has been selected to participate in the Council of Independent Colleges and Interfaith America multidisciplinary seminar, “Teaching Interfaith Understanding.” Dean, who was nominated to attend by Dr. Kittie Grace, interim dean for Academic Affairs, is one of just 25 faculty members selected to participate in the

Critically acclaimed concert pianist Kenneth Huber will perform at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 in the Hastings College Fuhr Hall of Music as part of the annual Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival. Huber will feature music by Bach/Hess, Chopin, Liszt, Mozart and Schubert as part of his performance, which will be followed by a