NHI Hosts Las Vegas Induction Ceremony 2023

Article written by Bianca Rawlings. This past weekend marked the start of an exciting journey for 32 young people who attended NHI’s Las Vegas 2023 Induction Ceremony. These high achieving students have already accomplished so much in their academic careers, their induction into NHI is well-earned and is merely the first step in their leadership […]

NHI Announces CWS at the University of Denver

The University of Denver is thrilled to welcome NHI’s Collegiate World Series to our campus,” says Jeremy Haefner, chancellor of the University of Denver. “We hope that NHI’s scholars enjoy the great city of Denver and our campus community. There are plans in the works for a lot of exciting and engaging activities. We welcome […]

NHI Reflects on Generous Grant from TE Connectivity

The National Hispanic Institute (NHI) is honored to have been awarded a grant from the TE Connectivity Latin Heritage Employee Resource Group to support our Northeast Great Debate and students from the Northeast in the amount of $25,000 to help finalize 2022 programs and plan for 2023.  TE Connectivity seeks to have a meaningful impact […]

NHI Thanks the AEP Foundation Texas for its Contribution to the Texas Great Debate

With summer just around the corner, the National Hispanic Institute eagerly awaits the commencement of the current program year and is counting down the days until our first program date – the 2023 Texas Great Debate on June 8th-11th at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. In the midst of our preparations for all of our […]

NHI Hosts Las Vegas Induction Ceremony 2023

Article written by Bianca Rawlings. This past weekend marked the start of an exciting journey for 32 young people who attended NHI’s Las Vegas 2023 Induction Ceremony. These high achieving students have already accomplished so much in their academic careers, their induction into NHI is well-earned and is merely the first step in their leadership […]

NHI’s 2022 Person of the Year, Nick Lopez, Named CEO of the Latin American Educational Foundation

Article written by Bianca Rawlings. The National Hispanic Institute is excited to delve deeper into the rich history and promising future of our 2022 Person of the Year, Nick Lopez. Lopez has served as a larger-than-life leader for high school students within NHI, numerous other nonprofits, and was recently selected for a new position that […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Transforming the DNA of Congressional Battles

For the upcoming issue of the annual print edition of NHI Magazine, we 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 entire […]

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 […]