2026 Dennis Chavez New Mexico LDZ delivers ‘beautifully orchestrated week of chemistry, connection, and continuity’
2026 was a special year for New Mexico’s flagship NHI event. Held at the University of New Mexico from June 7-14, the 2026 Dennis Chavez New Mexico LDZ Youth Legislative Session brought together 120 New Mexico high school students to exemplify the core NHI concept of community equity building — an asset-based mindset for growing […]
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 […]
2024 New Mexico LDZ helps prepare young leaders to become ‘the future of New Mexico’
The latest edition of the Dionisio ‘Dennis’ Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session brought more than 130 top New Mexico high school students to the University of New Mexico for the state’s version of the National Hispanic Institute’s flagship program. The program is now in its third year of serving students […]
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