
Walmart to award $20k in scholarships for Texas and Oklahoma LDZers
The National Hispanic Institute, in its ongoing efforts to develop the next generations of Latino leaders, is partnering with Walmart to provide tuition scholarships for a select number of students from Oklahoma and Texas to attend one of this summer’s Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session programs. The program will host 200 top academic students […]

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 […]

NHI announces 2022 American LDZ, July 10-17, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
The National Hispanic Institute has announced its latest immersive leadership experience for high school students, the American Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (American LDZ) will be held near the nation’s capital at St. Mary’s College of Maryland from July 10-17, 2022. “This will be a program to remember,” said Nicole Nieto, executive vice president of […]