Articles from North Park University

Chicago, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, October 6, 2025 -- About 200 North Park University (NPU) community members committed to the university’s annual Service Day on September 13, fanning out across 17 sites on Chicago’s North Side, as well as Chinatown and Lawndale, to help revitalize local playlots, paint a facility serving refugee families, and assemble mailings at a supportive housing program. 

CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North Park University (NPU) saw its rankings rise significantly in several categories of the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, earning spot #54 among the best Regional Universities (Midwest)—an increase in nearly 20 spots from last year—and to #6 for Social Mobility - Regional Universities (Midwest), which is tied with NPU's highest-ever ranking for this category.

Chicago, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, August 26--- North Park University (NPU) has received a $142,216 grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to provide 45 students with food, housing during academic breaks, textbooks, technology access, and other essential, basic needs.

Chicago, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Victoria Roehl, a student in the Master of Nursing Leadership program at North Park University (NPU), has been named a 2025–26 Schweitzer Fellow, a prestigious honor given to graduate students to lead innovative, service-driven projects that address health inequities in Chicago’s underserved communities.