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2025 Diversity Symposium

The 2025 Diversity Symposium will be an in-person event held in June 2025. Specific dates and location will be shared soon.

This national forum invites academic nursing administrators, faculty, and staff to engage with leading experts in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Attendees will gain valuable insights and practical strategies for schools transitioning from awareness to action in preparing students to provide equitable healthcare in an ever-changing landscape.

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Diversity Symposium Objectives

  • Create strategies to advance academic nursing organizational changes that advance diversity, equity and inclusion and leads to improved student outcomes. 
  • Explore local and national regulatory changes that impact the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies in academic nursing.
  • Examine strategies for academic nursing to achieve improvements and advances in health outcomes across vulnerable populations.

For questions, contact the AACN Conference Team today!