Rounds with Leadership: Celebrating the Season AACN made great progress this year in advancing our mission to serve as a catalyst for innovation and excellence in academic nursing. Our member schools – the deans/directors, faculty, students,... Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Making Progress with Advancing DEI AACN recognizes that advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is critical to developing a nursing workforce prepared to provide high-quality, equitable, and culturally appropriate health... Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Turning 10:Celebrating the Graduate Nursing Student Academy In October 2012, AACN officially launched the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) at its Fall Semiannual Meeting – now the Academic Nursing Leadership Conference – in Washington, DC. Though... Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Integrating Nursing Education and Practice As the work to transition to the 2021 AACN Essentials moves ahead at schools nationwide, we encourage academic nursing leaders to use this opportunity to make new and stronger connections with... Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: In Memory of Donald Jonas: Nursing Advocate, Leader, and Friend On July 23, the academic nursing community was saddened by the news of the passing of Donald Jonas at the age of 92. As the co-founder of Jonas Philanthropies along with his wife Barbara, Mr.... Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Shaping the Future of Doctoral Nursing Education Strengthening doctoral nursing education is a top priority for AACN. Throughout the association’s history, we have remained committed to enhancing the health of all people through the... Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Moving Beyond the Pandemic Responding to COVID-19 has had a transformative impact on what we teach, how we teach, and how we practice. Nursing programs moved quickly to adapt curriculum to ensure that graduating nurses at... Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Reimagining Nursing Education Too often, calls for transformation and change do not come with a roadmap or a clear idea about where we are headed. Not true in nursing education! The new Essentials, endorsed by the AACN... Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Sustaining a Culture of Safety The joy connected with hosting an in-person AACN Deans Annual Meeting last month was tempered by the news of the criminal conviction of former nurse RaDonda Vaught for making a fatal medication... Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Advancing a Strategic Plan As part of AACN’s work to lead transformation and chart the future of academic nursing, the AACN Board of Directors and senior staff recently completed a four-month process to update our strategic... Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: New Dimensions in Leadership According to veteran higher education writer David Rosowsky with Forbes magazine, there are five things academic leaders should focus on this year. Tackling any one of these could take... Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds With Leadership: Engagement, Advocacy, and Impact As we look ahead to the promise of a new year – one that will most certainly bring new challenges and opportunities – we find inspiration in the words of poet and activist Amanda Gorman. Her... Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Wishing You Good Health and Well-Being For nearly two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has put academic nursing leaders in crisis mode, requiring us to quickly respond to real and evolving challenges to the sustainability of our programs,... Wednesday, December 22, 2021 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Following the Data Since 1978, AACN’s Research and Data Services Department has served as the nation’s primary source of data on baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. The data we collect on enrollment and... Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | Rounds with Leadership
Rounds with Leadership: Incubating Innovation AACN values innovation. When the association’s Board of Directors was tasked a few years back with distilling the organization’s four core values, Innovation was identified along with Leadership,... Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | Rounds with Leadership