[6] Predicting that the Latinos would be the largest population in California, Dr. Cruz's vision was to have a similarly positive impact on the Hispanic community in the United States and to create an institution that served their particular needs.

[8] From 1981 to 1986, NHU also published reports on women of La Raza, Cesar Chavez, bilingual special education, Las Posadas, and "Steps to Humanity.

[13] Laureate hoped to turn NHU into a mostly online school; however, the institution lost federal and state funding partly due to its new for-profit status.

[4] When Laureate made the decision to abandon National Hispanic University in 2014, one NHU student remarked "The values of the school stood out for me."...

As part of the Foundation for Hispanic Education's efforts, the East San Jose campus is planned to house The Center for Latino Education and Innovation, The Latino College Preparatory Academy (a bilingual charter school), and The Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, a charter high school for students in San José.