AACN Announces New Initiative Focused on Embedding Innovation in Nursing Curriculum To spotlight the impact nurses have on leading innovation and advancing new models of care AACN is creating new teaching tools designed to inspire the next generation of nurses to serve with... Sunday, May 23, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Announce New Funding Opportunity for Nursing Schools to Champion Compassionate Care 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 promote patient-centered care among students... Thursday, April 22, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Bold Action Taken to Transform Nursing Education and Strengthen the Nation's Healthcare Workforce AACN is pleased to announce the adoption of a new model and framework for preparing registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse specialists. On April 6, deans from the... Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | Essentials, Press Release
Student Enrollment Surged in U.S. Schools of Nursing in 2020 Despite Challenges Presented by the Pandemic According to new data released today by AACN, student enrollment in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral nursing programs increased in 2020 despite concerns that the pandemic might diminish... Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AfterCollege Relaunches Scholarship Program throughAACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing AACN is pleased to announce that the AfterCollege-AACN Nursing Scholarship has been renewed and will be administered by AACN’s Foundation for Academic Nursing. This annual $10,000 commitment will... Thursday, March 11, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Announces 2021 Election Results for Board of Directors and Nominating Committee 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 cast by member deans from the nation’s nursing... Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Announces FirstFuture Nurse Leader Scholarship Award Recipients The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the first two graduate students to receive the Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholarship. With... Friday, January 29, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Launches New National Campaign to Elevate Academic Nursing's Role in Administering the COVID-19 Vaccine AACN announces the launch of a new national campaign to accelerate the engagement of nursing schools in efforts to vaccinate the public against COVID-19. Through this initiative, nursing schools... Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Congress Passes Bipartisan Year-End Spending and COVID-19 Relief Bill AACN applauds Congress for passing H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provides additional COVID-19 relief and funds the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year... Tuesday, December 22, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Issues New White Paper to Support Diversity and Inclusion Efforts AACN is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has endorsed a new white paper titled Promising Practices in Holistic Admissions Review: Implementation in Academic Nursing. This new... Tuesday, December 15, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Foundation for Academic Nursing Announces First AACN Faculty Scholars The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the first two recipients of the AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program, which was launched earlier this year... Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | Grant Initiatives, Foundation, Press Release
AACN Members Endorse Resolution Calling for Action to Address Nurse Well-Being The resolution emphasizes the need for nursing schools to move from “crisis intervention to prevention” by developing a culture of wellness and resiliency. Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | Member Resolutions, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Hurst Review Offers New Scholarship to Prelicensure Students through AACN's Foundation Hurst Review, a leading NCLEX®-RN review course provider, is partnering with AACN to launch a new scholarship program for students in prelicensure entry-level baccalaureate, master’s, amnd... Monday, September 28, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Launches NewScholarship for Graduate Nursing Students 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 through 2024, with $2,000 disbursed directly to the... Monday, September 21, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Foundation for Academic Nursing Continues Support for Students Impacted by COVID-19 This fall, a total of 107 nursing students will receive $500 in support to help them overcome hardships linked to COVID-19. Since the program launched in April 2020, the Foundation has received... Friday, September 11, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release