Hastings College will officially open its new Diversity Center with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in room 07 of Daughtery Center (716 N. Turner Avenue). The Diversity Center will serve as a hub for student groups that currently do not currently have a central location to […]

Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a human rights activist and motivational speaker, will speak at Hastings College on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.) as part of the College’s Black History Month Celebration. Gordon-Taylor will deliver an address titled “Your illusions avert inclusion within your surrounding community.” The event is

Hastings College will host Chicago-based performance artist and poet Marty McConnell on Thursday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the French Memorial Chapel on Hastings College Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. McConnell speaks as a part of Women’s History Month with her presentation of  “Conjuring Survival: the role of magic

The Hastings College Food4Thought leadership team accepted the United Way of South Central Nebraska’s Spirit Award during the United Way of South Central Nebraska’s 76th annual meeting and awards ceremony Feb. 14.   “We are humbled to be recognized by the United Way for our service because they are truly representative of what it means

The Hastings College Department of Theatre will present Capstones 2017: An Evening of Student Directed and Designed One-Acts, on Thursday, March 9; Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 p.m. All performances will be in the Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.). General admission tickets

Daniel T. Beck, a mixed-media artist, will be working with Hastings College Department of Visual Arts students Feb. 20-23. Beck will also present a lecture of his work on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium (714 E. 9th Street) on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. In addition

The Hastings College Forensics team placed third overall at the Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Tournament, or NIFA, on Saturday, Feb. 11, beating Doane University, University of Nebraska at Kearney and Concordia University, among others. During the competition, the Hastings College team broke the school record for number of individual state championships in one year,

Indigenous leader and activist Winona LaDuke will speak about the importance of protecting water in her speech “Water is Life” on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel on the Hastings College campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. LaDuke has spent the past four years fighting the

A recital celebrating Hispanic culture and music will take place Friday, February 17 at 6:30 pm in Perkins Auditorium in the Fuhr Hall of Music (723 E. 9th Street) on the campus of Hastings College. The event is hosted by the Hastings College Music Department and is free and open to the public. Hastings College