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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...

Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will be the featured speaker at AACN's Joint Program with Chief Nursing Officers...

AACN is pleased to announce availability of a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) mentored training award to support a graduate student (Master's, Doctoral, or Post-Doctoral) from an...

AACN recently released a second call for applications for the All of Us Research Program Mini-Grant Awards. Up to $25,000 is available for AACN member schools of nursing...

At the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference (ANLC) in October, Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr, the Chief Medical Examiner in the District of Columbia, will speak on "The Impact of the Social...

The NIDA Blending Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice will award up to $10,000 for a project grant for a graduate student (Master's, Doctoral, or Post-Doctoral) from an accredited...

On August 22, AACN and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) co-hosted a select group of academic nursing leaders and invited guests in Washington, DC to discuss the pipeline...

The National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health invites AACN Member Schools to take a survey that will evaluate primary issues in genetics and genomics education. 

According to the Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science (GANES), maintaining a robust nursing workforce is essential to meeting the needs of diverse patient populations...

AACN is mourning the loss of Dr. Marguerite Stella Jackson Schaefer, the former dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh, and a founding member of AACN. Dr. Schaefer passed...