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National Hispanic Institute kicks off summer with high school grad celebration and new program for rising ninth graders

Posted: August 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm   /   Volunteers

June 16-20 was an action-packed week for the National Hispanic Institute in Las Vegas as the organization introduced Heroes, Heroines, and Legends (HHL) to prepare rising ninth graders for its high school leadership development programs and hosted a celebratory luncheon for graduating seniors who participated in NHI programs during their high school years. The initiatives […]

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Students learn community equity building principles at 2025 Texas Star Great Debate

Posted: June 17, 2025 at 8:38 pm   /   Great Debate, NHI Programs, Volunteers

The concept of community equity building is central to what NHI does, and a group of NHI students took their first steps toward understanding it, by participating in the 2025 Texas Star Great Debate at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Nearly 80 students came to the program to develop their public […]

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Two NHI graduating seniors featured in Austin podcast focused on nonprofits

Posted: May 29, 2025 at 3:13 pm   /   Featured, Media Coverage, Volunteers

Two NHI graduating seniors who have been involved in preparing the Austin team for the 2025 Texas Great Debate — commencing next Thursday at Austin College in Sherman — were featured on a podcast highlighting nonprofit organizations with ties to the capital of Texas. Isabella Matamoros and Lucas Castillo-West, who completed their final day of […]

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