2025 Colorado LDZ continues long partnership between Colorado State University and NHI
For 35 years now, NHI’s Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Program has had a home in the Rocky Mountains thanks to Colorado State University. That incredible partnership continued June 21 through 28, as nearly 200 students from the United States and Mexico converged on Fort Collins for NHI’s immersive eight-day leadership program focused on […]
New Mexico LDZ enters new era by honoring Dennis Chavez, groundbreaking Latino senator
For Gloria de Leon, NHI’s Senior Executive Vice President and the architect of the youth legislative session program known as the LDZ, the rebirth of the program in New Mexico has been important to NHI’s work in leadership education. This year, it’s taken a greater step toward its own identity, with the 2025 edition at […]
Walmart supports transformational NHI experience for 49 students in four states
Thanks to support from Walmart, 49 students in all (25 from Texas, four from Oklahoma, 19 from Illinois and one from Iowa) won scholarships to support their attendance at National Hispanic Institute’s leadership programs this past summer. The Walmart grant, totaling $27,500, supported two of NHI’s Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session programs and […]
