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 […]
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 […]