NHI Alumni: Gathering from RGV to NYC

After an active summer in which a number of NHI alumni played active roles in running summer programs, alumni groups are gathering (and planning to gather), as part of an ongoing effort to engage more NHI-affiliated professionals, which includes the move toward establishing 10 regional chapters. The Rio Grande Valley NHI alumni most recently came […]

From NHI to the White House: Andrea Ambriz’s Story

Andrea Ambriz remembers her first National Hispanic Institute experience, back in 1999, when the Claremont Colleges in Southern California hosted an LDZ program. “The people there were so committed to being part of a strong community,” she remembers. “I was impressed with the rich experiences of these people, who’d come from Texas and Arizona to […]

Alumni Board of Directors Launches

Elba Gonzalez sees NHI as an organization that “stays with you your whole life.” And those who were inspired in high school by NHI summer programs have options to be involved, in college and beyond, in various ways within the organization. Over the years, alumni have generously given back by volunteering in the preparation of […]