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
AACN and Scrubin Uniforms Partner to Provide PPE to U.S. Schools of Nursing AACN and Scrubin Uniforms announce a new partnership that will make it easier for schools of nursing to acquire the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed for nursing students engaged in... Monday, July 6, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Announces New Support for National Program to Aid Nursing Students Impacted by COVID-19 AACN is pleased to announce that new funding has been received from organizations and individual donors to expand the COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund. Administered by AACN’s Foundation for... Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Statement on Academic Nursing's Call for Liberty and Justice for All As the nation struggles to come to terms with the senseless, tragic killing of George Floyd, and those before him, the time has come to send a clear message that injustice and racism will no... Tuesday, June 2, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Supports Students Impacted by COVID-19 in All 50 States The Foundation for Academic Nursing announces the first 51 students to receive scholarship support through the COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund. Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing LaunchesCOVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the new philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the creation of the COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund to assist students whose education and... Wednesday, April 15, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN and OADN Collaborate to Offer Free COVID-19 Response Webinars AACN is pleased to announce a new collaboration with OADN that will offer free webinars focused on academic nursing's response to COVID-19 to nursing faculty, staff, and students at universities... Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Applauds as the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Becomes Law This $2 trillion stimulus package is a massive bipartisan effort to address the economic impact of COVID-19, which includes support for academic nursing and the healthcare workforce who are on the... Friday, March 27, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Dr. Susan Bakewell-Sachs from Oregon Health & Science University Appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors AACN is pleased to announce that Susan Bakewell-Sachs, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and vice president for nursing affairs at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing, has been appointed... Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN President Deborah Trautman Represents Academic Nursing at White House Briefing on COVID-19 Earlier today, Dr. Deborah Trautman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AACN, represented academic nursing at a White House briefing with President Donald Trump and members of his... Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Announces Nursing Faculty Selected to Participate in the 2020 Digital Innovation Bootcamp AACN is pleased to announce that 30 nursing faculty from across the nation have been selected to participate in the 2020 AACN-Apple Digital Innovation Bootcamp: From Content to Action, which will... Friday, March 6, 2020 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release