2021 Texas LDZ, at Austin College, intertwines two great NHI traditions
The National Hispanic Institute’s 2021 edition of the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session, or Texas LDZ, intertwined two venerable traditions for the organization. The first, of course, was the return of NHI’s flagship program following a pause for the pandemic — making 2020 the first year since 1984 that NHI hadn’t convened a […]
NHI returns to its roots with Colorado LDZ program at Colorado State
The Colorado Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session — better known as the Colorado LDZ — welcomed 113 students to Colorado State University, continuing a National Hispanic Institute tradition spanning more than 30 years that was able to resume from its one-year pause in 2021. The program brought together students from Mexico and Puerto Rico […]
NHI announces LDZ plans for 2021, including new LDZx online program
The National Hispanic Institute has announced that its Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session program, which teaches collaboration and public policy skills to aspiring young leaders, will commence in 2021 with three live, onsite programs, plus a first-ever LDZx online edition. The program, known to NHI faithful as the LDZ, has engaged students in leadership […]
