University of St. Francis boards as NHI partner for National LDZ
The University of St. Francis, a Catholic liberal arts college in Joliet, Illinois, nearing its centenary celebration, has become the new host of the National Hispanic Institute’s National Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session. The inaugural program will be hosted at the school on June 24 through July 1, 2018, through a partnership allowing NHI […]
NHI partners with St. Mary’s to bring Texas LDZ to San Antonio
The National Hispanic Institute is proud to announce it is partnering with St. Mary’s University on its longest-running leadership program for top-performing Latino high school students. The Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (better known to alumni and supporters as the Texas LDZ) will be hosted at St. Mary’s from July 15-22, 2018 for […]
Texas LDZ brings more than 200 to Austin for remarkable week
More than 200 students — most of them from Texas — converged on Austin for the 2017 edition of the Texas LDZ (Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session) last week. Four students garnered enough support for their bills to see them passed. Kenia Escobar (Saint Joseph Academy, Brownsville, Texas) wrote a resolution to create learning […]
