The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Call for Faculty Award Nominations

Who are the shining stars at your university? Take a moment to acknowledge their commitment by making a nomination.

AACN Celebrates 50 Years

Visit the 50th Anniversary website to learn more about AACN over the past 50 years, discover ways to celebrate, and see our photo gallery that will be updated weekly over the course of the year.

Registration Now Open for Summer Seminar!

See all that Portland, OR has to offer while enjoying new learning, networking, and team building immersed in the arts.

Introducing AACN LEADS

Check out AACN's latest leadership development initiative: AACN LEADS. Learn more about Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN), the first AACN LEADS program.

View Resources Available on AACN Career Center

View the latest open positions in academic nursing on AACN's Career Center. Have a job to advertise? Check out our pricing information. Your ad can now be featured in the monthly Career Center email!

Conferences & Webinars

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Meaningful Practice Experiences in Online RN-BSN Programs
May 23, 2019 at 1:00 pm (ET)
Accreditation Guidance on Developing & Implementing IPE: Deep Dive -2019 HPAC-National Center Report
June 6, 2019 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Digital Innovation Bootcamp
June 24-27, 2019
Summer Seminar
July 21-24, 2019

News & Announcements

Six AACN Member Schools Receive Funding to Support Efforts to Accelerate Health Research and Extend Precision Health
Press Release— May 16, 2019

AACN announces six nursing schools to receive funding through AACN's mini-grants awards program to educate diverse communities about the All of Us ...
AACN News Watch Weekly Edition
News, Newsletter— May 15, 2019

In this week's News Watch, take a look back at 2009, apply for the Advancing Academic Leadership for New Deans Program, and view the 2018 Annual Repo...
AACN's Washington Weekly
Advocacy, Policy— May 15, 2019

In this week's Washington Weekly, Title VIII reauthorization is introduced and fill out a survey on opioid education.
AACN Calls on Member Schools to Help Counter the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Announcement, Advocacy— May 15, 2019

Please pledge your support for addressing the opioid crisis and encourage your faculty to complete this important opioid education survey by June 15,...
AACN Moves to Adopt New Governance Structures to Better Serve the Needs of Academic Nursing
Press Release— May 13, 2019

AACN is moving forward with plans to update and expand its governance structures to ensure that the organization remains nimble and responsive to the...

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