Inside Syllabus: Q&A with Philip Dickison, CEO of NCSBN In this issue of the Syllabus, AACN interviewed Philip Dickison, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Friday, December 1, 2023 | Education, Essentials, Newsletter, Syllabus
Rounds with Leadership: Setting a New Standard for Interprofessional Education AACN has long recognized the need to strengthen interprofessional education to the benefit of clinicians and the recipients of their care. Embedded in AACN’s 2021 Essentials is a strong emphasis on advancing interprofessional education and collaborative practice. As one of the primary... Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | Rounds with Leadership
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 experiencing the most significant variations. Notably, private religious schools faced an 8.4% enrollment... Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | Education, Enrollment, Research & Data
Plan to Attend AACN's Virtual Vendor Showcase Plan now to join us on Tuesday, December 5 at 10:00 AM ET. By attending, you'll have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge tools and services tailored to assist with experiential learning, competency tracking, curriculum mapping, and assessment needs. These innovative solutions can help... Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | Essentials
New AACN Faculty Scholar Grant Recipients Announced by the Foundation for Academic Nursing The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 recipients of the AACN Faculty Scholars Grant. The nurse educators to receive funding this year include Dr. Michael L. Jones from East Carolina University for his project titled Recruitment... Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Grant Initiatives, Foundation, Press Release
Rounds with Leadership: Standing Against Violence and Hate AACN unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism, violence, and discrimination. The war in Israel has resulted in a wave of antisemitic and anti-Muslim acts of aggression in the United States and across the globe, which cannot be tolerated. As this humanitarian crisis unfolds, we stand... Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Rounds with Leadership
Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing: Meet the 2023-2024 ELAN Fellows AACN announces the success of the Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN's) fifth cohort, who recently convened in Itasca, Illinois for an intensive five-day program. These accomplished faculty members, who are all working toward leading the nursing academicunits at... Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | Membership Announcements, Professional Development
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...