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NNU OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH
NNU has officially opened its search for the next University president and is now accepting candidate nominations. FaithSearch Partners, a national executive search firm, is actively identifying potential candidates and facilitating the nomination process. To...
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NNU OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH
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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
Northwest Nazarene University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.