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 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 […]
