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October 2025
three of the 2025 national hispanic institute jfl fellows

2025 JFL Fellows shape leaders, expand their own leadership capacities

Posted: October 14, 2025 at 9:12 am   /   JFL Fellows, NHI Programs

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 […]

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Carlos Paz, Ernesto Nieto, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Gloria de Leon with Congressional Record proclamation for Nieto

Ernesto Nieto honored with Congressional Record proclamation and other 85th birthday tributes

Posted: October 1, 2025 at 8:35 am   /   Alumni, Ernesto Nieto, NHI News

With National Hispanic Institute founder and president Ernesto Nieto’s 85th birthday just days away, about 175 members of NHI’s extended familia converged on the Cotton Gin in Maxwell, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 27, for the first-ever Ernesto Nieto Domino Tournament.  The 45-team tournament was organized by Nieto’s four children (Chris, Marc, Nicole, and Roy), which […]

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