Resources for Deans

Academic nursing leaders and students in an academic setting

Welcome to this web resource designed specifically for Deans at AACN member institutions.

Latest Announcements & Initiatives for Members

New Culture and Climate Survey for Schools of Nursing
March 1, 2023

Sign up now for AACN’s Leading Across Multidimensional Perspectives (LAMP©) Culture and Climate Survey that can assess the experiences of diverse students, faculty, and staff at nursing schools and identify practices that facilitate student success and a sense of belonging.
Focusing on the Future of Faculty
February 22, 2023

Read the latest Rounds with Leadership for a Summary Report on the Future of Faculty Forum, which has an overview of the faculty shortage including the latest data, steps for building a shared understanding of the challenges before us, and strategies for boosting faculty supply.
AACN Announces Regional Faculty Development Workshop on Competency-Based Education
February 21, 2023

AACN is pleased to offer a series of regional hands-on workshops for faculty seeking strategies, resources, and solutions for implementing the 2021 Essentials and transitioning their undergraduate and graduate programs to competency-based education (CBE).
AACN Statement on Fraudulent Nursing Schools
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 phony

AACN Launches New Leadership Education Modules

September 7, 2021

Sharpen your leadership skills using AACN's Leadership Education Modules, an on-demand series designed exclusively for aspiring leaders, including faculty and graduate students

AACN Launches New Leadership Network with DEI Focus
July 26, 2021

In keeping with our strategic priorities, AACN is pleased to announce the launch of its eighth Leadership Network: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Network (DEILN). This latest network grew out of AACN’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group (DEIG), which was launched in 2018 to bring nursing school faculty and staff together to provide guidance to AACN and member schools on meeting diversity goals. With membership in DEIG now surpassing 120, AACN moved to evolve this advisory group into an official Leadership Network.
Print Copies on Sale Now: The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
July 7, 2021

Used to define quality in nursing education, The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education outline the necessary curriculum content and expected competencies of graduates from baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. With the endorsement of the new AACN Essentials by the membership in April 2021, academic nursing is moving toward a new model and framework for nursing education using a competency-based approach.
AACN Issues New White Paper to Support Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
December 15, 2020

As a primary advocate for advancing diversity and inclusion within schools of nursing, AACN is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has endorsed a new white paper titled Promising Practices in Holistic Admissions Review: Implementation in Academic Nursing. This new resource provides a roadmap for schools looking to recruit more students from underrepresented groups into the nursing profession using evidence-based strategies and admissions redesign.