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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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Representing with enthusiasm: Nine teams renew Texas Ambassador Great Debate program

Posted: August 25, 2025 at 6:38 am   /   Great Debate, NHI Programs

For the first time since 2019, the Texas Ambassador Great Debate returned to close out the 2025 NHI slate of programs. The four-day debate, held at St. Mary’s University from July 24 to 27, was similar to the Texas Great Debate in that it featured a Mexican team — this time, from Guadalajara — competing against […]

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