
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 Midwest Great Debate was ‘an embodiment of growth, exploration, and community’
Augustana College remains one of the anchor host institutions working with NHI to make its programs possible, and in 2025, it served as home for two programs – including the Midwest Great Debate, bringing close to 75 students from the Midwest U.S. as well as Mexico and Panama for six transformative days, June 28 to […]

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 […]
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