‘I can be both’: How NHI inspired 10 students from one Arizona school

Imagine living in Mexico and going to high school in the United States every day. For Maria Mexia, who attends Yuma Catholic High School in Yuma, Ariz., that’s how she experiences and is building her Latina identity, and that’s part of what makes NHI so resonant to these students.  That’s what Regina Legarreta, NHI’s associate […]

NHI and Seton Hall to partner on 2026 American LDZ program

“If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere,” the famed line from “Theme from New York, New York” speaks to the possibilities New York City offers for people who go there to achieve their dreams. For a group of NHI students this approaching summer, inspiration from the international city will be part […]

2025 JFL Fellows shape leaders, expand their own leadership capacities

This summer, five interns not only changed their lives, but changed the lives of hundreds of NHI students in the process.  The college student group called to Maxwell to become John F. Lopez, Jr. Research and Management Fellowship interns (or JFLs for short) had a variety of duties while at NHI headquarters, but they were also […]

NHI honors 2025 High School Student of the Year, College Students of the Year, and Citation of Merit winner

Drawing upon a tradition that harkens back to the National Hispanic Institute’s annual awards accompanying the annual Celebración event, we’re pleased to announce the latest round of honorees for 2025. Though the award winners have made consistent contributions to NHI over the years, they distinguished themselves in 2025 as especially valuable in advancing NHI’s mission, […]

NHI and Seton Hall to partner on 2026 American LDZ program

“If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere,” the famed line from “Theme from New York, New York” speaks to the possibilities New York City offers for people who go there to achieve their dreams. For a group of NHI students this approaching summer, inspiration from the international city will be part […]

NHI opens nominations for 2025 Person of the Year and its other annual awards

As it did last year, the National Hispanic Institute is requesting nominations for a series of awards to be presented at the end of the year.  NHI will bestow a Person of the Year award as it has every year since 2017, unveiled on NHIMagazine.com five minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve. NHI is […]