Sands Cares commits $150,000 to fund NHI programs for Las Vegas students
The National Hispanic Institute and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today announced a progressive leadership training program for Latino high school students in Las Vegas, made possible by a cumulative three-year $150,000 commitment from Sands Cares. The funding enables NHI to build a volunteer alliance to lead NHI’s leadership development curriculum, along with scholarships for […]
NHI and UNM partner on new LDZ honoring Dionisio ‘Dennis’ Chavez
The University of New Mexico is partnering with the National Hispanic Institute to host the 2022 Dionisio “Dennis” Chavez New Mexico LDZ for New Mexico high school students — marking a return to the Land of Enchantment for NHI. This year’s event will host 150 top students in a week-long leadership experience on the UNM campus […]
Dallas filmmaker Merced Elizondo named 2021 NHI Person of the Year
In a year where a lot of people needed respite from what the world was dishing out — when even a movie theater didn’t provide the same kind of retreat it did before the COVID-19 pandemic began — an NHI alumnus brought a film into the world that told a beautiful story and showed his potential […]
