University of St. Francis boards as NHI partner for National LDZ
The University of St. Francis, a Catholic liberal arts college in Joliet, Illinois, nearing its centenary celebration, has become the new host of the National Hispanic Institute’s National Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session. The inaugural program will be hosted at the school on June 24 through July 1, 2018, through a partnership allowing NHI […]
NHI in the Heartland: Recruiting in Iowa and Nebraska
In an effort to grow the National Hispanic Institute’s influence in an increasingly-important part of the United States for Latinos, Zachary Gonzalez embarked on a recruiting trip to Nebraska and Iowa earlier this month. In Omaha, Nebraska’s largest city, Gonzalez built upon the foundations that NHI has established via its relationship with Creighton Preparatory School. […]
Ernesto Nieto honored with Council of Independent Colleges’ Allen P. Splete Award
NHI founder and president Ernesto Nieto was honored by the Council of Independent Colleges, an international association of independent colleges and universities with more than 700 member institutions, with the Allen P. Splete Award for Outstanding Service at the organization’s annual dinner event in Florida last week. The Splete Award, first awarded in 1988, is […]
