AACN Joins with National Healthcare and Higher Education Groups in Legal Action to Recognize Nursing as a Professional Degree AACN announced that it is taking legal action in response to the Department of Education’s (ED) final rule, published May 1, which excludes nursing from its definition of professional degree... Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Education & Curriculum, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Jonas Nursing Reaffirms Commitment to Doctoral Nursing Education Jonas Nursing, a leading supporter of doctoral nursing students in the U.S., and AACN announce a new investment in the future of nursing education with the expansion of the Jonas Scholars... Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Education & Curriculum, Press Release, Students
Faculty Link: May 2026 Edition This issue of Faculty Link provides essential updates for nurse educators, including a highlight of the National Nurses Week Syllabus spotlight, updates to... Monday, May 11, 2026 | Faculty & Professional Development
Inside Syllabus: Five Years of the Essentials: From Framework to Transformation Five years ago, the release of AACN’s Essentials, core competencies for professional nursing education, set in motion a new era of transformation in academic nursing. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Essentials, Membership, Newsletter, Syllabus
Rounds with Leadership: Aligning ACE with the AACN Essentials When the Essentials were initially endorsed, the AACN Board of Directors agreed to revisit the document at the five-year mark to ensure the content remained relevant. In keeping with this... Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | Access, Connection, and Success, Education & Curriculum, Essentials, Faculty & Professional Development, Rounds with Leadership
Help Build the Future of Academic-Practice Partnerships Does your nursing program have an academic-practice partnership that aligns with the new AACN/AONL Academic-Practice Partnership Playbook? AACN and AONL are seeking submissions to the... Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | Education & Curriculum, Faculty & Professional Development