Hastings College Receives Donation to Fix Leaky Pipes and Busted Boilers

Hastings College will soon be tackling a backlog of deferred maintenance across its rural Nebraska campus thanks to a $9 million donation specifically directed to facility upkeep. While donations directed to scholarships or new buildings are ubiquitous across higher education, gifts toward deferred maintenance projects are less common. Of the $9 million gift, $5 million will be spread across campus upkeep over the next five years, while the remainder will go toward Hasting College’s endowment and be placed into a deferred maintenance fund. The $9 million donation is the largest in the history of the small, private college, according to officials.