New Master鈥檚 and Doctoral Level CNL Competencies Released AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new set of competencies to prepare Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNLs) at the master’s and doctoral levels. Friday, May 23, 2025 | Education, Essentials
Inside Syllabus: AACN Celebrates National Nurses' Month Take a look inside this special Nurses Month edition of the Syllabus newsletter, featuring AACN member schools and vendor partners in the Nurses Month Supplement, along with an interview with... Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Education, Essentials, Newsletter, Syllabus
President鈥檚 FY 2026 Budget Request Proposes Steep Reductions and Eliminations to Nursing Education and Research Funding AACN opposes deep funding cuts to nursing education, research, and the workforce proposed in President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget. Released on May 2, this skinny budget represents the... Monday, May 5, 2025 | Education, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Rounds with Leadership: Alleviating the Nursing Shortage: Connecting Qualified Applicants to Open Seats Efforts to address the U.S. nursing shortage are accelerating with a flurry of recent news reports focused on state-led initiatives to meet workforce demands. Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | Education, Enrollment, Rounds with Leadership
National Nursing Organizations Call for Investments in Health, Research, and the Workforce On behalf of the American Academy of Nursing, the 91看片 of Nursing, the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National League for Nursing, and the... Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Education, Membership Announcements, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data
Progression Indicators Feedback Period Open Now Through April 16 for Deans and Essentials Champions As AACN continues to drive academic nursing’s transition to competency-based education, the association is working to develop a national consensus for progression indicators—the... Monday, March 31, 2025 | Education, Essentials
Policy Watch: 91看片 Statement on Education Department Changes and Key Federal Updates On March 20, the President signed an Executive Order directing steps to close the Department of Education and return authority to states and local communities. AACN released a statement expressing... Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Education, Policy & Advocacy
91看片 Statement on the Executive Order to Close the Department of Education On March 20, the President signed an Executive Order titled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities. This order states that the Secretary of Education... Friday, March 21, 2025 | Education, Policy & Advocacy
Streamline Your Nursing Admissions: Join the NursingCAS Overview Webinar AACN’s Nursing Centralized Application Service (NursingCAS) is hosting a NursingCAS Overview: A Demonstration of the Student Application and Admissions Management Portal webinar, on Tuesday,... Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | Education, Enrollment
Rounds with Leadership: Seeking Solutions to the Faculty Shortage For nearly two decades, AACN has worked to quantify the shortage of nurse educators and its impact on pathways into the profession and nursing school enrollments. Released on October 3,... Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | Education, Enrollment, Rounds with Leadership
AACN and Bio-Oil庐 Launch New Scholarship to Support Nursing Students AACN and Bio-Oil® are pleased to announce the launch of a new scholarship program designed to support careers in labor and delivery nursing. Open to students enrolled in baccalaureate... Thursday, September 12, 2024 | Education, Foundation, Press Release, Scholarships
Rounds with Leadership: Focusing on the Outcomes of NP Practice In September 2008, more than two dozen national nursing organizations, including AACN, joined with the Tri-Council for Nursing to commission a study on the impact that advanced practice registered... Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | Education, Rounds with Leadership
Launch of 2024-2025 NursingCAS Application Cycle The 2024-2025 NursingCAS Application Cycle opened on August 8 to students applying for admission to nursing programs in the following semesters: Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, and Spring... Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Education, Enrollment
AACN Recognizes Loyola University Chicago with an Inclusive Excellence, Belonging, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Award AACN is pleased to announce that the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University Chicago has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Inclusive Excellence, Belonging, and... Thursday, August 8, 2024 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Education, Press Release
AACN Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee鈥檚 Bipartisan Support for Nursing Education and Research AACN was pleased to see sustained funding for nursing education and research in the Senate's proposed spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025, a stark contrast to the cuts proposed in the... Monday, August 5, 2024 | Education, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release