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Dr. Mark Zajack, associate professor of Psychology at Hastings College, will  discuss whether narrowing priorities can have a positive effect on decision-making in his talk “Sometimes Less is More” set for Friday, October 5 at 10:00 a.m. in French Memorial Chapel. The lecture is the first of two Invited Faculty Lectures this academic year and […]

Every student has the opportunity to study abroad at no additional cost. Every student receives an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. Every student takes only two classes at a time. Every student has an entire engagement team that supports their transition to and success in college. “What we’re doing is not some sort of college

The Hastings College Theatre Department is opening up its fall season with the play “Omnium Gatherum” by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros. Directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Annette Vargas, Samuel French states “the sophisticated yet surreal dinner party becomes a sounding board for a variety of cultural icons as they pontificate and argue about

A Hastings City Council forum that includes six City Council candidates for the upcoming election is set for Tuesday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hastings College French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Avenue). The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the College’s Argumentation and Debate class. The forum includes

Homecoming is in full swing at Hastings College, with bed races, chalk walk and dodgeball battle events occurring throughout this week. As students prepare their skits and ready themselves for homecoming weekend, they selected 10 royalty finalists from the junior class. Queen candidates finalists include Hannah Adams of Cairo, Nebraska; Zoe Dahlgren of Axtell, Nebraska;

A critical rhetorical essay authored by Dr. John Perlich, a professor of communication studies at Hastings College, will be included in the next volume of Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC). The essay, “Rethinking the Monomyth: Pan’s Labyrinth and the Face of a New Hero(ine),” deconstructs the work of acclaimed writer and director Guillermo del Toro. Perlich

Dr. Barbara Sunderman has been named interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Hastings College. Sunderman previously served as a professor in the Teacher Education Department and was active in several campus committees, including Faculty Senate, where she served as president over the past year. She received her bachelor’s degree

Hastings College is known for creating a culture where faculty and staff excel at counseling and inspiring students to become their best. After nearly a year of examining best practices and gathering ideas from across campus, the College is taking these efforts to a new level of excellence by launching a student engagement initiative. The