AACN Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Advancing Spending Bills that Would Sustain Funding for Nursing Education and Research The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education... Friday, July 28, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
Rounds with Leadership: Preparing Graduate Nursing Students to Lead Developing individual competency and encouraging professional engagement are critical to the formation of a nurse leader. Schools moving to implement the 2021 Essentials are being intentional... Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | Education, Rounds with Leadership
Faculty Link: June 2023 Edition The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is seeking applications for AACN's Faculty Scholars Grant Program. This program provides support to nurse educators leading... Thursday, July 13, 2023 | Newsletter, Faculty Link
Data Spotlight: Declines in RN-to-BSN Program Enrollments For the fourth year in a row, enrollment in RN to Baccalaureate (RN-to-BSN) program have decreased. The 2022-2023 school year saw a 16.9% decline (19,871 students) in RN-BSN programs in schools... Monday, July 10, 2023 | Education, Enrollment, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
GNSA Bulletin - July 2023 Edition In just one month we will be welcoming graduate nursing students to Washington, DC for the 2023 GNSA Conference, Building Partnerships in Nursing: Addressing Current and Future Challenges. Thursday, July 6, 2023 | GNSA Bulletin
End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium July 2023 Updates The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), a collaborative effort between AACN and the City of Hope to improve palliative care, would like to share the following updates for faculty at... Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | Membership Announcements
AACN Announces New Members of the Health Policy Advisory Council The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is pleased to announce seven new members of the Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC) for the 2023-2025 term. AACN convened the council to... Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | Policy & Advocacy
AACN Statement on the Supreme Court Decision Against Race-Conscious Admissions Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions practices used at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unconstitutional, violating the Equal Protection... Thursday, June 29, 2023 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Policy & Advocacy
Rounds with Leadership: Scanning the Higher Education Landscape Several concerns are generating much conversation in academic circles these days, including the increasing costs of higher education, the impact of the pandemic on student mental health and... Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | Education, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Mourns the Loss of Past Board Chair Carole Anderson Dr. Carole Anderson, an important figure in the history of AACN and former dean at The Ohio State University, passed away June 5, 2023, at her home in Columbus, Ohio. Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | Membership Announcements
Faculty Link Newsletter: June 2023 The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is seeking applications for AACN's Faculty Scholars Grant Program. This program provides support to nurse educators leading... Monday, June 12, 2023 | Newsletter, Faculty Link
GNSA Bulletin - June 2023 Edition Summer is right around the corner! It’s hard to believe that another school year has come and gone, but I hope we can all take time to reflect and rest. Below are some ideas I hope you can... Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | Newsletter, GNSA Bulletin
Inside Syllabus: Q&A with George Haddad In this issue of Syllabus, AACN interviews George Haddad, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Liaison International. Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | Newsletter, Syllabus
AACN Response to the Legislative Actions Impacting DEI AACN continues to monitor legislative action impacting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the country, and we stand firm in our commitment to our nursing schools and to the overarching... Friday, June 2, 2023 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Rounds with Leadership: A Closer Look at the AACN Data Earlier this month, AACN released findings from our Fall 2022 annual survey, which show declining student enrollment across nursing program levels. AACN staff are working to discern the causes of... Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | Enrollment, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership