
National LDZ gathers students from five nations to create ‘fabric of resilience, hope and inspiration’
Voices from across the United States, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama were amplified at the 2025 edition of the National LDZ at Augustana College — not only as students went through the eight days of NHI’s flagship program, but by the National Public Radio affiliate in the Quad Cities which helped tell their […]

2025 Midwest Great Debate was ‘an embodiment of growth, exploration, and community’
Augustana College remains one of the anchor host institutions working with NHI to make its programs possible, and in 2025, it served as home for two programs – including the Midwest Great Debate, bringing close to 75 students from the Midwest U.S. as well as Mexico and Panama for six transformative days, June 28 to […]

Shaping thoughtful leaders: 2025 Rocky Mountain CWS inspires new ways of thinking
“You’ve done hard work, meaningful work, and fun work,” said JT Smith, the Dean of Admissions at Regis University. That message resonated with more than 175 rising seniors who had just completed the 2025 edition of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate World Series, held June 29 to July 2 and hosted by Denver’s Jesuit university. As […]