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Dr. Eileen Fry-Bowers Elected to AACN Board of Director

May 20, 2025

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AACN Applauds President’s Recognition of Nurses and Pledges to Protect Funding for NINR and Nursing Workforce

May 06, 2025

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AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Launches 2025 Faculty Scholars Grant Program

May 06, 2025

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Conferences & Webinars

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Access Connection Engagement (ACE) Symposium

June 4-6, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN

Essentializing Your Curriculum: Moving Forward with Competency-Based Education

June 10 & 12, 2025 | Virtual

Transforming Nursing Education: Integrating the AACN Essentials and IPEC Core Competencies

June 11 at 1:00 pm (ET)

Nurses as Co-Designers: Shaping AI to Transform Nursing Education

June 26 at 2:00 pm (ET)

Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) Conference

July 31-August 1, 2025 | Washington, DC

Academic Nursing Leadership Conference (ANLC)

November 1-3, 2025 | Washington, DC

Transform Conference

December 4-6, 2025 | Anaheim, CA

Doctoral Education Conference

January 14-16, 2026 | Bonita Springs, FL

Deans Annual Meeting

March 29-31, 2026 | Washington, DC

Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference

April 6-8, 2026 | Bonita Springs, FL

Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Annual Meeting

April 22-24, 2026 | Boston, MA

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