2018 California LDZ draws diverse, bilingual group to San Diego

The 2018 California LDZ brought a unique group of nearly 175 students to the University of San Diego last week, as part of a successful ongoing program that features arguably the most bilingual group of students to an NHI program. Staff members estimate that 75 percent of the students — primarily from California, Texas, and Arizona, […]

2018 Texas Star Great Debate students shine at Schreiner

The 2018 Texas Star Great Debate successfully concluded at Schreiner University last week. It’s the first year that the Kerrville school hosted the six-day debate event, originally created for rural students in Texas unable to participate in the Texas Great Debate, but now known in NHI circles a nurturing program allowing students to grow and […]

Texas leaders, Illinois legislators shine at 2018 National LDZ

The 2018 National LDZ, the first ever hosted at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, convened last week, with a contingent of Texas students emerging in the top leadership positions. Ultimately, though, it was a pair of the Chicago-area students who traditionally represent well at the event coming through with legislation. “We were […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stuns nation, embodies NHI with primary victory

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the last of the four National Hispanic Institute candidates for Congress to go into a primary election, won a landslide victory over her better-known, much-better-funded, 10-term incumbent opponent — Rep. Joe Crowley — in New York’s 14th District tonight. With 98 percent of the vote in, Ocasio-Cortez held a 15,897 to 11,761 lead, maintaining […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Transforming the DNA of Congressional Battles

For the upcoming issue of the annual print edition of NHI Magazine, Valeria Escobar interviewed New York City native, Congressional candidate, 2017 NHI Person of the Year, and 2018 Northeast CWS co-Education Director Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. An excerpted version of this interview will appear in the magazine, but we thought this valuable enough to share the […]

#NHIDecisionDay becomes #NHIDecisionWeekend for eager seniors

In one of the most active social media campaigns in the National Hispanic Institute’s history, #NHIDecisionDay drew participants from across the U.S. and Mexico on Friday, May 4 — and then NHI staffers declared it #NHIDecisionWeekend as more graduating seniors sought to engage their friends on social media networks. “What was great to see is […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Transforming the DNA of Congressional Battles

For the upcoming issue of the annual print edition of NHI Magazine, Valeria Escobar interviewed New York City native, Congressional candidate, 2017 NHI Person of the Year, and 2018 Northeast CWS co-Education Director Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. An excerpted version of this interview will appear in the magazine, but we thought this valuable enough to share the […]

Humberto Saenz named NHI Person of the Year

From the very beginnings of NHI, Humberto Saenz was there, and he’s been helping to shape NHI history since his first involvement with NHI 32 years ago. Now, he’s making history by become NHI’s first ever Person of the Year. The NHI Person of the Year is a new designation honoring a person in the […]

Kerr Foundation awards NHI $65k in support of Lake County students

The Roy G. Kerr Foundation, continuing its history of generous grants to the National Hispanic Institute, has awarded the organization $65,000 in support of Lake County students who will participate in NHI’s 2017 summer programs. The foundation was launched in 1994 with the purpose of supporting the Latino community in Lake County over a 25-year […]