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In honor of Constitution Day, the Nebraska Court of Appeals will be in session at Hastings College on September 14, 2017. The Court of Appeals will divide into its customary two panels with three judges each to hold arguments at 9:30 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. in Hastings College’s Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of […]

Hastings College welcomed its 136th class and began the 2017-18 academic year on Monday, August 28. Hastings College’s new president, Dr. Travis Feezell, recorded a video welcoming students to campus and highlighting some of the areas campus is focusing on during the coming year. The video is available by clicking here (downloadable via Google drive). Other

Hastings College held its 131th Commencement on Saturday, May 20, 2017. During the ceremony, the College awarded degrees to 273 undergraduates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates. Graduates represented 19 states and 6 countries. Photos of the Baccalaureate service are available here, and a video is available here. Photos of Commencement are available

Suzette Escamilla Morales, a political science and economics double-major at Hastings College who is spending the 2016-17 academic year studying in India, is one of approximately 1,200 American undergraduate students selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the summer 2017 term.   Escamilla Morales will work

Note: Photos from Honors Convocation are available online. During Hastings College’s day-long Celebration of Excellence April 25, Anna Griggs of Centennial, Colorado, was named the 2017 Bronco Award recipient at Honors Convocation. Established in 1924, the Bronco Award is the College’s highest non-academic award granted to students. Recipients of the Bronco Award and the accompanying

Note: Photos from Honors Convocation are available online. During Hastings College’s day-long Celebration of Excellence April 25, students and faculty were recognized for their achievements at the Honors Convocation. The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was given to Dr. Amy Morris, professor of biology, while Annette Vargas, assistant professor of theatre, received the Vondrak

NOTE: Due to an unexpected family obligation, Jasmine Rand is unable to travel to Hastings College this week. Instead, Airickca Gordon-Taylor will speak Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. Details on Gordon-Taylor can be found here. Civil rights activist, law professor and attorney Jasmine Rand will speak at Hastings College on Thursday, Feb. 23 at

During three weeks in January, Hastings College students have the opportunity to experience January Term, or J-Term. It’s a time when students immerse themselves in one course, travel the country or travel abroad as part of a learning experience, or grow their skills through an internship or practicum. This year is the 51st J-Term at

On June 1, 2017, Hastings College will start a new era as Dr. Travis Feezell [fee-ZELL] becomes the College’s 17th President. The Hastings College Board of Trustees appointed Feezell, who currently serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, to the position following a national search. Don Jackson,

The Hastings College Board of Trustees has issued a challenge match to alumni and friends of the College for end of year giving. The challenge means gifts of any size to the College’s 1882 Fund made before December 31 will be doubled dollar for dollar up to a total of $150,000. “Many of us attended Hastings College—or