2018 Midwest Great Debate unifies students at Augustana

One of the most enduring of the NHI programs returned to one of its longest-serving host institutions earlier this month, with a contingent of 84 rising 10th graders from across the U.S. and Mexico converging on Augustana College for the 2018 Midwest Great Debate. Fatima Ortega-Barba, the Athenaeum winner from Warren Township High School in […]

2018 Texas Star Great Debate students shine at Schreiner

The 2018 Texas Star Great Debate successfully concluded at Schreiner University last week. It’s the first year that the Kerrville school hosted the six-day debate event, originally created for rural students in Texas unable to participate in the Texas Great Debate, but now known in NHI circles a nurturing program allowing students to grow and […]

Texas Star Great Debate, at Schreiner, launches new generation of leaders

For the first time ever, Schreiner University is hosting the National Hispanic Institute’s Texas Star Great Debate, and its present addressed the gathering of students in an Opening Ceremonies address showing, in part, how Schreiner’s ideals fit well with NHI’s. “About a year ago, we began having conversations with NHI about hosting this Great Debate […]