LDZ Las Americas returns: NHI announces July dates for leadership experience in Cancun

One of the National Hispanic Institute’s most storied summer programs is returning in 2027 after a seven-year hiatus.  NHI launched its first LDZ program internationally at the University of Puerto Rico in 2005, and moved it to el Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in 2026 as LDZ Las Americas, which opened NHI’s […]

NHI and Sands Cares Celebrates Las Vegas Students’ ‘Multiyear Journey’ Toward Leadership

This story originally appeared on CSR Wire; NHI has provided some additional information and context ahead of its November recruiting trip to Las Vegas for its 2027 summer programs. On August 3, NHI, the nation’s leading organization for fostering future Latino leaders, hosted a celebration to honor the 53 Las Vegas high school students who […]

Five NHI summer interns have ‘very unconventional’ experiences filled with learning and growth

This year’s group of John F. Lopez, Jr,. fellows hail from universities spanning from West Coast to East Coast, and brought a diverse set of skills and interests to NHI headquarters for an experience that one called “very unconventional.”  Dan Goebel, a Pace University student who traveled to Maxwell for the summer experience, explained that […]

LDZ Las Americas returns: NHI announces July dates for leadership experience in Cancun

One of the National Hispanic Institute’s most storied summer programs is returning in 2027 after a seven-year hiatus.  NHI launched its first LDZ program internationally at the University of Puerto Rico in 2005, and moved it to el Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in 2026 as LDZ Las Americas, which opened NHI’s […]

‘I belong here’: How Samantha Lopez-Resendez’s NHI journey prepared her to run for a Texas House seat

Like so many students who participated in Austin-area Texas LDZ programs, Samantha Lopez-Resendez got to travel to the Texas State Capitol, and as a senator at the 2010 Texas LDZ, got to sit in a seat in the Capitol House of Representatives chamber.  “It was just the most exhilarating experience,” she recalls. “That’s where I […]

NHI taps into podcast popularity with new, energized, youth-led series of episodes

If you’re subscribed to the NHI Podcasts feed, you may have noticed some new developments over the last few months:  A series of five episodes released since September, including one on the Collegiate World Series (CWS), which went live earlier this week.  A new logo, courtesy of Diego Garcia.  A new theme song, courtesy of […]