Rounds with Leadership: The State of the Nursing Workforce As academic nursing leaders, we recognize the value of surveying the healthcare and higher education landscape to better understand workforce trends and employment projections. Having a clear picture of today’s nursing workforce is essential to shaping curriculum, setting enrollment... Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | Education, Rounds with Leadership
Dr. Jean Giddens from Virginia Commonwealth University Appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors AACN is pleased to announce that Jean Giddens, dean and professor of nursing at the Virginia Commonwealth University, has been appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors. Monday, March 25, 2024 | Membership Announcements
AACN Supports Increased Nursing Education Funding in President’s FY 2025 Budget AACN is pleased to see recommended increases to programs that support nursing education and the workforce in the Administration's proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. Released yesterday, the proposal outlines resources for key programs impacting academic nursing within the Departments... Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Education, Policy & Advocacy
Rounds with Leadership: Building a Culture of Belonging Developing diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environments where there is a collective sense of belonging is critical to achieving academic nursing’s mission and priorities. When students, staff, and faculty feel valued, respected, and welcomed by their classmates and peers,... Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Rounds with Leadership
GNSA Selects Student Teams for the 2024 GNSA Digital Innovators Program The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) is pleased to announce the next cohort of the Digital Innovators Program, which was developed by AACN in collaboration with Apple Education (or Apple Distinguished Educators). The cohort consists of 15 graduate student teams from schools of... Friday, February 16, 2024 | Education, Student News
AACN Announces 2024 Election Results for its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee AACN is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 election to fill seats on the AACN Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Monday, February 12, 2024 | Membership Announcements, Press Release
AACN Applauds the Reintroduction of the FAAN Act in Congress AACN applauds the introduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act by our Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and House Nursing Caucus Vice Co-Chair, and nurse, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14). This legislation calls for historic... Friday, February 9, 2024 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at PhD in Nursing Program Enrollment and Graduations In 2023, AACN reported a 4.1% decline in enrollment and a 4.8% decrease in graduation rates for research-focused doctoral nursing programs from 2021 to 2022, with the North Atlantic region...
Data Spotlight: Changes in Master’s Program Enrollments and Graduations In May 2023, AACN aacnounced a second consecutive year of decline at 9.45% on average, with the western region experiencing the most significant drop at 12.49%. Historically Black Colleges...
Data Spotlight: Declines in RN-to-BSN Program Enrollments For the fourth year in a row, enrollment in RN to Baccalaureate (RN-to-BSN) program have decreased. The 2022-2023 school year saw a 16.9% decline (19,871 students) in RN-BSN programs in schools...
Rounds with Leadership: A Closer Look at the AACN Data Earlier this month, AACN released findings from our Fall 2022 annual survey, which show declining student enrollment across nursing program levels. AACN staff are working to discern the causes of...
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at Enrollment and Graduation Trends In 2022, for the first time since 2000, enrollment in generic baccalaureate programs declined slightly compared to the previous year. When comparing the schools that reported in both 2021 and...
New Data Show Enrollment Declines in Schools of Nursing, Raising Concerns About the Nation’s Nursing Workforce According to new data released today by AACN, the number of students in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs decreased by 1.4% last year, ending a 20-year period of enrollment growth in...