Congressional Committee Considers the Build Back Better Act, Advances Priorities Impacting Academic Nursing Thursday, September 16, 2021 AACN applauds the House Energy and Commerce Committee for including academic nursing priorities in their section of the Build Back Better Act,...
Historic Increases Proposed for Title VIII Funding and NINR Thursday, July 15, 2021 AACN applauds the House Appropriations Committee for advancing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED)...
Nursing Workforce, Education, and Research Investments Restored in President's Budget Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Late last week, President Biden released the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. This budget proposes a 16% increase to non-defense...
AACN Announces New Initiative Focused on Embedding Innovation in Nursing Curriculum Sunday, May 23, 2021 To spotlight the impact nurses have on leading innovation and advancing new models of care AACN is creating new teaching tools designed to inspire...
AACN and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Announce New Funding Opportunity for Nursing Schools to Champion Compassionate Care Thursday, April 22, 2021 This year, the Gold Foundation is providing $50,000 in funding to schools of nursing to offer White Coat/Oath Ceremonies, which are designed to...
Bold Action Taken to Transform Nursing Education and Strengthen the Nation's Healthcare Workforce Wednesday, April 7, 2021 AACN is pleased to announce the adoption of a new model and framework for preparing registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse...
Student Enrollment Surged in U.S. Schools of Nursing in 2020 Despite Challenges Presented by the Pandemic Thursday, April 1, 2021 According to new data released today by AACN, student enrollment in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral nursing programs increased in 2020...
AfterCollege Relaunches Scholarship Program throughAACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Thursday, March 11, 2021 AACN is pleased to announce that the AfterCollege-AACN Nursing Scholarship has been renewed and will be administered by AACN’s Foundation for...
AACN Announces 2021 Election Results for Board of Directors and Nominating Committee Wednesday, February 10, 2021 AACN is pleased to announce the results of its 2021 election to fill seats on the AACN Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. With votes...
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Announces FirstFuture Nurse Leader Scholarship Award Recipients Friday, January 29, 2021 The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the first two graduate students to receive the Deborah...
AACN Launches New National Campaign to Elevate Academic Nursing's Role in Administering the COVID-19 Vaccine Tuesday, January 19, 2021 AACN announces the launch of a new national campaign to accelerate the engagement of nursing schools in efforts to vaccinate the public against...
Congress Passes Bipartisan Year-End Spending and COVID-19 Relief Bill Tuesday, December 22, 2020 AACN applauds Congress for passing H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provides additional COVID-19 relief and funds the...
AACN Issues New White Paper to Support Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Tuesday, December 15, 2020 AACN is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has endorsed a new white paper titled Promising Practices in Holistic Admissions Review:...
Hurst Review Offers New Scholarship to Prelicensure Students through AACN's Foundation Monday, September 28, 2020 Hurst Review, a leading NCLEX®-RN review course provider, is partnering with AACN to launch a new scholarship program for students in prelicensure...
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Launches NewScholarship for Graduate Nursing Students Monday, September 21, 2020 Liaison International has committed $35,000 in funding to this program over the next five years. Two students will be awarded $3,500 each year...