AACN’s Foundation for Academic Nursing Announces 2023 Future Nurse Leader Scholarship Award Recipients The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholarship. With funding... Thursday, February 23, 2023 | Foundation, Press Release
AACN Announces 2023 Election Results for Board of Directors and Nominating Committee AACN is pleased to announce the results of its 2023 election to fill seats on the AACN Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. With votes cast by member deans from the nation’s nursing... Thursday, February 9, 2023 | Membership Announcements, Press Release
Jonas Philanthropies Establishes New Home Base for its Nursing Division at AACN Jonas Philanthropies, one of the nation’s leading sources of support for doctoral nursing education and other critical healthcare priorities, is pleased to announce the establishment of a... Thursday, January 19, 2023 | Press Release
AACN Releases New Vision to Guide the Use of Technology in Academic Nursing AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new Vision for Sharing Data and Information Across Nursing Education, Practice, and Regulation. Approved by the AACN Board of Directors,... Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | Essentials, Press Release
AACN Selects 10 Nursing Schools to Pilot Learning Strategies to Build Leadership and Resilience Skills in New Nurses AACN is pleased to announce that 10 schools of nursing have been selected to participate in a national initiative designed to prepare the next generation of nurses with strong skills in the areas... Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives, Press Release, Well-being
AACN Announces 10 Nursing Schools to Receive Funding to Accelerate Innovation in Nursing Education AACN is pleased to announce that 10 schools of nursing have been selected to participate in a national initiative designed to transform nursing education and practice. With funding through the... Monday, December 5, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives, Press Release
AACN Faculty Scholar Grant Recipients Announced by the Foundation for Academic Nursing The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of the AACN, is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 recipients of the AACN Faculty Scholars Grant. The nurse educators to receive funding... Sunday, October 23, 2022 | Foundation, Press Release, Scholarships
AACN Selects 50 Nursing Schools to Help Identify Hallmarks of Inclusive Learning Environments AACN is pleased to announce that 50 schools of nursing from 28 states have been selected to participate in a national initiative designed to foster inclusive learning environments and build a more... Thursday, July 28, 2022 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Press Release
AACN's Response to the Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, AACN is deeply concerned about the impact this decision will have on the... Friday, June 24, 2022 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Issues New Report on Doctor of Nursing Practice Education AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new study summary titled The State of Doctor of Nursing Practice Education in 2022. This report provides the latest national data on trends in Doctor... Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | Education, Press Release
AACN Board Chair Cynthia McCurren Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee Dr. Cynthia McCurren, Chair of the AACN Board of Directors, appeared before the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to discuss the... Thursday, May 26, 2022 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Accelerates Innovation in Nursing Education through a New Project Funded by the American Nurses Foundation AACN was awarded $1.5 million in funding through the American Nurses Foundation’s Reimagining Nursing Initiative to launch a three-year project titled Competency-Based Education for... Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | Essentials, Grant Initiatives, Press Release
AACN Launches New National Initiative Focused on Building a Culture of Belonging in Schools of Nursing AACN is launching a new initiative to assist nursing schools in creating inclusive learning environments where all students feel a strong sense of belonging and purpose. With funding... Thursday, April 14, 2022 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Grant Initiatives, Press Release
U.S. Nursing Schools Endorse a New Vision for Research-Focused Doctoral Programs in Nursing AACN and its more than 850 member schools of nursing have endorsed a new position statement, titled The Research-Focused Doctoral Program in Nursing: Pathways to Excellence, which promotes quality... Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | Education, Press Release
National Nursing Organizations Endorse New Quality Standards for Nurse Practitioner Programs The National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NTF), a coalition of 19 national nursing organizations, has developed a new set of standards designed to ensure quality in graduate... Thursday, April 7, 2022 | Education, Press Release