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
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