Concordia and NHI: A partnership that goes back more than 40 years
Even without the Texas LDZ, Concordia University Texas played a pivotal role in the early history of the National Hispanic Institute. In 1982, the three-year-old nonprofit organization, under Ernesto Nieto and Gloria de Leon’s leadership, was offered the opportunity to rent space on its Central Austin campus just north of the University of Texas, just […]
2024 Rocky Mountain CWS helps aspiring college students tell their stories
More than 130 students, including a contingent from Mexico and a number of students from across the United States, converged on the University of Denver from June 24 to 28 for the Rocky Mountain Collegiate World Series (CWS), the first of two capstone programs for National Hispanic Institute students to be staged this summer. This […]
Colorado LDZ brings nearly 200 students to Colorado State as part of 35-year tradition
In 1989, the National Hispanic Institute and Colorado State University began a partnership that’s evolved over 35 years into presenting one of NHI’s anchor legislative programs for high school students. The 2024 edition of the Colorado Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislation Session drew nearly 200 top-performing high school students to Colorado State University for […]
