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LDZ: A Legacy of Preparing Students for Success

Posted: September 25, 2020 at 1:21 pm   /   Ernesto Nieto, LDZ, NHI Programs

The National Hispanic Institute is in the midst of preparing an online version of its Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session for 2021, to be offered along with classic in-person versions of the program. As NHI embarks on this exciting new phase of creating digital programming for students, it’s gotten us to reflect on how […]

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NHI launches digital learning experiences to meet challenges of 2020

Posted: April 29, 2020 at 4:28 pm   /   NHI News, NHI Programs

Every year since 1984, the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) has run summer programs for high school students. Its board decided to shutter its on-campus summer programs in an April 1 emergency meeting, making NHI among the first educational nonprofit organizations to respond to the coronavirus pandemic with appropriate caution.  But thanks to a quick pivot […]

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NHI announces partnership with St. Mary’s College for new LDZ program

Posted: December 20, 2019 at 1:15 pm   /   LDZ, NHI News, NHI Programs

The National Hispanic Institute — celebrating 40 years of developing high-performing Latino high school students into leaders through an innovative, immersive learning experience — will partner with St. Mary’s College of Maryland to open a new location for its flagship legislative session program in 2020. The inaugural East Coast Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session […]

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