American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Countdown to 50th Anniversary Celebration Countdown

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.

Master's Education Conference & CNL Summit

Join us in Tampa, FL for the 2019 Master's Education Conference & CNL Summit.

Join us in Washington, DC!

This spring, join over 350 Chief Academic Nursing Officers for an engaging program with content experts and trend-setting ideas. Register Now

Call for Award Nominations

AACN is seeking faculty nominations for various awards. See AACN's Award page for more details.

Faculty Leadership Network

The FLN is an exclusive network of nursing faculty leaders and subject matter experts. Learn more about how to join!

Conferences & Webinars

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Medical Marijuana Part III–Guidelines for APRNs
January 29, 2019 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Faculty Policy Think Tank: Content Leveling
January 30, 2019 at 2:00 pm (ET)
National Provider Identifiers Webinar
February 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm (ET)
A Civics Refresher for Student Policy Summit Attendees
February 7, 2019 at 1:00 pm (ET)
Time Management for the 21st Century: What gets in the way?
February 12, 2019 at 1:00 pm (ET)
Academic-Community-Public Health Partnerships to Improve Population Health
February 13, 2019 at 2:00 pm (ET)
CNL Research Symposium
February 20, 2019
CNL Summit
February 20-22, 2019
Master's Education Conference
February 21-23, 2019
Developing the Leader Within
March 5, 2019 at 1:00 pm (ET)
Organizational Leadership in Primary Care Practices and Nurse Practitioner Care
March 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Preparing for a Successful Student Policy Summit
March 12, 2019 at 3:00 pm (ET)
AACN Deans Annual Meeting
March 23-26, 2019
Student Policy Summit
March 23-26, 2019
Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference
April 1-3, 2019
Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Conference
April 10-12, 2019
Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Annual Meeting
April 24-26, 2019

News & Announcements

GNSA Launches First Award for PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence
Press Release, Student— January 17, 2019

AACN is pleased to announce the launch of the new awards programs that spotlights exemplary partnerships between students in research-focused and pra...
AACN News Watch Weekly Edition
News, Newsletter— January 16, 2019

In this week's News Watch, take a look back at 1969, check out all opportunities and resources to consider, and read Washington Weekly.
Registration Now Open for GNSA Virtual Career Fair
Announcement— January 15, 2019

AACN is hosting its first ever virtual career fair through the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) on March 6 & 7, 2019. This free opportunity is...
Faculty Link Newsletter: January 2019
Faculty News, Newsletter— January 14, 2019

Take Your Leadership Skills to the Next Level by applying to the New AACNLEADS Programs.
AACN Welcomes the 116th Congress
Advocacy, Policy— January 9, 2019

On January 2-3, AACN Board Chair Dr. Ann Cary and President and CEO Dr. Deborah Trautman celebrated the commencement of the 116 th Congress on Capit...

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Featured Resource

We've launched a new and improved Career Center just for you. AACN Career Center is AACN's online resource dedicated to employment opportunities in nursing education. In response to the nation's shortage of nurse educators, we have strengthened this information clearinghouse to help students and faculty locate academic programs that prepare faculty, financial aid opportunities, and faculty development programs.

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