Rounds with Leadership: Bridging the Nurse Faculty Shortage New data show that one-third of the rapidly aging nurse faculty workforce is projected to retire by 2025 (Fang & Kesten, 2017). This finding, based on data compiled by AACN, should serve as a call... Wednesday, October 25, 2017 | Rounds with Leadership
AACN and the NIDA Announce New Call for Evidence-Based Practice Proposals on Substance Use Disorder Treatment The NIDA Blending Initiative: Moving Science from Research to Practice will award up to $10,000 for a project grant from a graduate student (master's, doctoral, or post-doctoral) from an... Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Joining the Conversation about Competency-Based Education How we educate nurses to thrive in today's healthcare system is a topic of great interest in academic nursing circles. We can no longer assume that traditional approaches to undergraduate and... Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | Rounds with Leadership
AACN's Top Leaders Advocate for Academic Nursing This month saw two of AACN’s Board members represent academic nursing on the national stage. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Call for Nominations for the 2018 CNLAwards AACN and the Commission on Nurse Certification (CNC) are now accepting nominations for the 2018 CNL Educator Award and the CNL Vanguard Award. The application deadline is November 10. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN's Response to Hurricanes See the latest links to resources for those impacted by the hurricanes as well as opportunities for those who can help. To all in our member schools, please let us know if there is anything we... Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Opportunity to Respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Leadership Development AACN has issued an RFP to individuals, groups, and organizations interested in designing a comprehensive leadership development portfolio for the association (Leadership Development Learning... Monday, September 11, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Support Position Statement on Substance Use At its July 2017 meeting, the AACN Board of Directors endorsed the joint position statement issued by the Emergency Nurses Association and the International Nurses Society on Addictions... Monday, September 11, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Mourns the Loss of Louise Fitzpatrick, Long-Time Dean at Villanova University Dr. Louise Fitzpatrick, who served as the dean of the College of Nursing at Villanova University since 1978, passed away on September 1 after a battle with cancer. Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Partners with 24 Nursing Schools to Advance Holistic Admission Review In response to the HRSA program announcement, AACN developed a structured NWD Technical Assistance Program that features an assessment of admissions practices, an on-site Holistic Admissions... Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
2017-2018 NursingCAS Application Cycle is Open The NursingCAS 2017-2018 cycle opened on August 23, as the 2016-2017 cycle closed on August 18. In that previous cycle, over 200 schools processed more than 105,000 applications to 1,900+... Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: A Time for Moral Courage Nursing has the privilege of caring for culturally diverse patients and the social mandate to do so with a focus on equity and excellence, respect, and dignity. Over the summer, events here and... Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | Rounds with Leadership
AACN's New Headquarters AACN is happy to announce that we have moved into our new headquarters. Please update your address book with our new location. 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC... Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership - Leading the Way This week, AACN is delighted to host an enthusiastic group of member deans and senior faculty in the Colorado mountains for one of the association's signature leadership development programs, the... Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership - Understanding Health Equity In the June 22 edition of the Health Affairs Blog, Dr. Paula Braveman, Director of the Center on Social Disparities in Health at the University of California, San Francisco, addresses the need for... Wednesday, June 28, 2017 | Rounds with Leadership