Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez named 2017 NHI Person of the Year
NHI Founder and President Ernesto Nieto, starting in a New Year’s Eve tradition of naming an NHI Person of the Year, has selected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as NHI’s 2017 Person of the Year—primarily for what she’s seeking to do in 2018. Ocasio-Cortez continues in her quest to represent New York’s 14th District, encompassing her native Bronx […]
NHI honors 2017 class of alumni and educators at Celebración
Celebración 2017—the first-ever homecoming edition of the annual NHI gathering, bringing students and alumni to NHI headquarters in Maxwell, Texas—also brought together alumni and educators for the NHI Alumni Awards at the City of San Marcos Conference Center on Saturday, November 18. NHI staff and board members presented awards to the following honorees: University of […]
Nominations Now Open for 2017 NHI Awards
The National Hispanic Institute has opened nominations for its 2017 awards. The winners will be honored at Celebración 2017, taking place this November 16-19 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center & Spa in San Marcos, Texas, just minutes from NHI headquarters. This year, NHI is considering Distinguished Alumni awards in […]