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AACN is mourning the loss of (Mary) Ellen Beam Rudy, who passed away on December 22, 2018 at the age of 82. During her tenure as dean at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Rudy was an active member...

University of Maryland School of Nursing presented its first DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty posthumously to Dr. Debra L. Wiegand, former associate professor in the Department of...

Last week, AACN Board Chair Ann Cary and President/CEO Deborah Trautman welcomed new and returning members of the 116th Congress and underscored the importance of including academic nursing's...

Since 1969, AACN has worked tirelessly to maintain its role as the leading catalyst for excellence and innovation in nursing education, research, and practice.

AACN's 2019 Election to fill seats on the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee will commence on January 7.

Congratulations to Brayden Kameg, BSN, RN, CARN, the winner of the AACN and the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Mentored Training Grant Award.     

To streamline access and reduce confusion of having multiple websites, Elsevier is undertaking a consolidation of its products and channels that deliver digital journal content. As part of this...

As leaders in academic nursing, we are acutely aware of the need to re-envision how we educate the next generation of nursing leaders to thrive in a health system undergoing rapid change. To...

At the 2018 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference (ANLC), AACN presented several awards to well-deserving individuals and schools. 

Many people living with a serious illness who are receiving treatment for their condition, whether heart failure, lung disease, cancer or another illness, don't have access to palliative care,...

On October 23, AACN was notified of the passing of Barbara Jonas, co-founder of Jonas Philanthropies.

Senior executives, across industries and settings, must lead in an environment of volatility, uncertainty, and ambiguity. Leaders in academic institutions face even greater challenges that involve...

AACN is excited to announce that Suzanne Miyamoto, AACN's Chief Policy Officer, has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the American Academy of Nursing.  "We are so proud of Suzanne and...

AACN recently received notification that Dr. Judy Beal, nursing dean from Simmons University, will be retiring next Spring. As a result, AACN will have a vacancy in the Board Chair-Elect position....

On September 12, 2018, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC), of which AACN is the convening organization, hosted a three-part celebration to honor its 10 years of collective...