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DEAN’S LIST AND PRESIDENT’S LIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE FALL 2025 SEMESTER

Mar 18, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 416 undergraduate students and 235 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 172 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester....

N�鶹ԭ�� Student Publishes Op-Ed in the Idaho Statesman

Mar 17, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University is celebrating a meaningful accomplishment by one of its students. First-year English and Creative Writing student Sadie Myers recently had an op-ed published in the Idaho Statesman, highlighting the kind of thoughtful, real-world writing...

N�鶹ԭ�� Student Presents at Writing Matters Literary Conference

Mar 17, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University student Kiara Blanco recently represented N�鶹ԭ�� at the Writing Matters conference hosted by the College of Southern Idaho on February 19 and 20. The annual event brings together students, faculty and writers from southwestern Idaho to...

Northwest Nazarene University Launches New eCampus Programs for Today’s Adult Learners

Mar 12, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University (N�鶹ԭ��) announced the launch of its new eCampus degree offerings, a fully online and accelerated set of bachelor’s programs designed specifically for adult learners and working professionals. Beginning August 2026, N�鶹ԭ�� will offer four new...

N�鶹ԭ�� Secures Over $500,000 in Wildland Fire Research Funding, Expanding a Decade of Impact

Feb 23, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University has received significant new funding to advance its growing leadership in wildland fire research and collaboration. Currently awarded funding now exceeds $500,000, bringing N�鶹ԭ��’s total wildfire research funding over the past decade to...

NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY AWARDED $11.25 MILLION IN LILLY ENDOWMENT GRANTS

Dec 22, 2025

Northwest Nazarene University has been awarded two grants totaling $11.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to strengthen the preparation, formation and support of future pastors through expanded collaboration, theological education and ministry-based training. The...

N�鶹ԭ�� CELEBRATES INAUGURATION OF DR. MARK DEMICHAEL AS 14TH PRESIDENT

Oct 13, 2025

Northwest Nazarene University (N�鶹ԭ��) celebrated the inauguration of Dr. Mark DeMichael as its 14th president on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Centered around the theme, “Humble in Heart, Bold in Mission,” the ceremony marked the formal beginning of his presidency and a...

N�鶹ԭ�� ENGINEERING STUDENTS LAUNCH EXPERIMENT WITH NASA

Aug 29, 2025

Northwest Nazarene University engineering students are reaching new heights—literally. As part of NASA’s RockSat-X program, a team of N�鶹ԭ�� students recently launched their original experiment aboard a sounding rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia,...

N�鶹ԭ�� INTRODUCES NEW FACULTY FOR THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

Aug 27, 2025

Please join us in welcoming: College of Arts & Humanities Alison Graham Larson, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Alison Graham Larson earned her BA in Political Science from Northwest Nazarene University and her J.D. from the University of Utah. She has...

N�鶹ԭ�� NAMED 2025-26 COLLEGE OF DISTINCTION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CAREER PREPARATION

Jun 25, 2025

N�鶹ԭ�� has been recognized once again as a College of Distinction for 2025–2026, earning national honors in multiple categories: Idaho, Christian, Business, Education, Engineering, Nursing and Career Development. These distinctions affirm N�鶹ԭ��’s deep commitment to...

DEAN’S LIST AND PRESIDENT’S LIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE SPRING 2025 SEMESTER

Jun 25, 2025

Northwest Nazarene University’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to announce that 320 undergraduate students and 215 graduate students have been named to the Dean’s List and 144 undergraduate students were named to the President’s List for the 2025 spring...

N�鶹ԭ�� DEBATER LILY WALSH EARNS NATIONAL SPEAKER AWARD

Jun 12, 2025

Northwest Nazarene University student Lily Walsh has been named one of the top novice debaters in the country by the International Public Debate Association (IPDA), earning the Fifth Place Season Long Speaker Award in the Novice Division for the 2024–2025 season. ...

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