AACN Announces 2020 Election Results AACN is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 election to fill seats on the AACN Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. With votes cast by more than half of all member deans from the... Thursday, February 20, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Applauds Congress for Recognizing 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife AACN commends the introduction of H. Res. 859 and S. Res. 500, bipartisan resolutions supporting the goals and ideals of the "International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife." These resolutions... Saturday, February 15, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Opposes President's Budget Cuts to Nursing Workforce, Education, and Research President Trump released the Administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget, A Budget for America's Future, which proposes steep cuts and the elimination of essential programs under the Department... Monday, February 10, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Launches Nursing Voices, Nursing Votes 2020 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce the second biennial Nursing Voices, Nursing Votes, a nonpartisan initiative to encourage nursing deans, faculty, and... Thursday, February 6, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Partners with Scrubin Uniforms to Offer Customized and Discounted Services AACN is pleased to announce a new partnership to provide nursing schools, faculty, staff, and students with easy access to high quality scrubs and uniforms at a highly discounted rate. Friday, January 24, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Applauds Increased Federal Investments in Nursing Education and Research H.R. 1865 to provide $259.972 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in fiscal year (FY) 2020, a $10.5 million increase over FY 2019 levels. Monday, January 6, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Government Affairs Chair, Nancy Fahrenwald, Testifies Before the House Committee on Small Business AACN applauds Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald, Dean and Professor at the Texas A&M University College of Nursing, for presenting testimony before the House Committee on Small Business on the role of... Friday, November 15, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Government Affairs Chair, Nancy Fahrenwald, Testifies Before the House Committee on Small Business Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Title VIII Reauthorization Advances Out of the Senate HELP Committee AACN applauds the Senate HELP Committee for advancing S. 1399, a bipartisan bill that strengthens the nursing pipeline and profession by aligning Title VIII with current trends and ensures that... Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Title VIII Reauthorization Advances Out of the Senate HELP Committee AACN applauds the Senate HELP Committee for advancing S. 1399, a bipartisan bill that strengthens the nursing pipeline and profession by aligning Title VIII with current trends and ensures that... Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act AACN commends the U.S. House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019. This overwhelming support represents an important... Monday, October 28, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act AACN commends the U.S. House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019. This overwhelming support represents an important... Sunday, October 27, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Foundation for Academic Nursing Announced by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing AACN is moving forward with plans to launch a new philanthropic enterprise in 2020, the Foundation for Academic Nursing. Monday, October 21, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Foundation for Academic Nursing Announced by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing AACN is moving forward with plans to launch a new philanthropic enterprise in 2020, the Foundation for Academic Nursing. Sunday, October 20, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN and Uniform Advantage Announce New Scholarship for Graduate Nursing Student Academy Members AACN and Uniform Advantage are pleased to announce the launch of a new scholarship program for nursing students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs. Developed to support future leaders of... Thursday, October 17, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release