Ernesto Nieto inspires University of Findlay on Wilson Fellowship tour
National Hispanic Institute alumni and students know Ernesto Nieto best as its president and founder, but in academic circles around the nation, he’s also known as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. The honor, bestowed on him in 2015 by the Council of Independent Colleges, allows him to speak to audiences and engage with students—and he’s […]
NHI makes connections (and questions conventions) at NACAC
The just-concluded annual conference for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (better known as NACAC) in Boston featured a compelling and direct challenge to the assembled gatekeepers for higher education from keynote speaker Shaun R. Harper, a professor at the University of Southern California’s school of education and executive director for the university’s Race and […]
From NHI to Congress: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In this three-part series, we are interviewing National Hispanic Institute alumni who have who have declared for United States Congress in the 2018 elections. This final installment is an interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an educator and activist who attended the National LDZ in 2005 and the New York CWS in 2006. She will be Educational […]
