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The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the national voice for America's baccalaureate-and higher-degree nursing education. Learn about us

Deans Annual Meeting | March 25-27

Join fellow chief academic nursing officers and noted thought leaders to discuss organizational and legislative priorities as well as opportunities impacting nursing education. Register now

Meeting the Moment: Integrating CNLs Throughout a Changing Healthcare System

Register now for the 2023 CNL Summit!

Check out AACN's Career Center

An excellent resource for finding the most reputable and qualified candidates to fill faculty, dean, and administrative roles in academic nursing.

Essentials Discussion Corner

To help facilitate discussions, AACN has created a dedicated discussion area to foster conversations about the Essentials. Join the conversation now.

Conferences & Webinars

Publishing Part 5: Helping Grad Students Turn a Paper into a Publishable Manuscript

February 8 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Publishing Part 6: The Key to a Successful Manuscript Review

February 16 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Summit

February 23-25, 2023

Lake Buena Vista, FL
Competency-Based Education: Practical Tips to Move Your Work Forward

February 27 at 2:00 pm (ET)
Using Design Thinking to Thread the Social Determinants of Health into Undergraduate Curriculum

March 9 at 2:00 pm (ET)
AACN Essentials Faculty Development Workshop

March 17, 2023

Durham, NC
Nursing Advancement Professionals (NAP) Conference

March 24-25, 2023

Washington, DC
Deans Annual Meeting

March 25-27, 2023

Washington, DC
Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference

April 10-12, 2023

Nashville, TN
Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Annual Meeting

April 26-28, 2023

Captiva, FL

News & Announcements

AACN Statement on Fraudulent Nursing Schools
Announcement— February 3, 2023

AACN applauds the Department of Justice for shutting down a corrupt scheme involving three fraudulent nursing schools in Florida engaged in selling p...
GNSA Bulletin - February 2023 Edition
Student News— February 1, 2023

Last summer marked the last in-person professional conference I attended for 2022. The Graduate Nurse Student Academy (GNSA) conference, held in Wash...
AACN News Watch Weekly Edition
News, Newsletter— February 1, 2023

On January 31, 2023, the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing posted a new series on Addressing Disabilities in Healthcare as open access content fo...
AACN's Washington Weekly
Advocacy, Policy— February 1, 2023

Inside this edition of Washington Weekly: AACN Submits Comments to the Department of Education on Improving Income-Driven Repayment AA...
Rounds with Leadership: Forging Ahead with Competency-Based Education
News, Newsletter, Rounds with Leadership— January 25, 2023

When AACN membership endorsed the latest iteration of the Essentials in April 2021, we knew the transition to this new model and framework for nurs...