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AONL and 57 other Nursing Community Coalition members requested the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies to allocate at least $610 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs and at least $215 million…
The administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget outlines steep cuts to the National Institute of Nursing Research and elimination of all Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs except for the Nurse Corps.
Gen Z is now the fastest‑growing cohort in the nursing workforce, bringing new expectations for communication, connection, and career development.
For those not attending AONL 2026: Inspiring Leaders, the conference content will be available for purchase in an on-demand format.
Speech Thomas, the two-time Grammy Award-winning founder and lead singer of ’90s socially conscious hip-hop group Arrested Development, challenged attendees to cultivate what he called brave leadership.
Hollywood filmmaker Saul Blinkoff, who went from an aspiring artist to an animated feature director, challenged audience members to pursue lives of purpose and growth.
Christi Zuber, PhD, RN, a nurse leader and longtime practitioner of human-centered design in health care, urged attendees at the AONL 2026 to embrace creativity as a core leadership competency, arguing that it may be the profession's most underutilized asset.
Three nurse lawmakers urged attendees at AONL 2026 to embrace civic engagement, arguing that the profession's core skills make nurses uniquely equipped for elected office.
Award-winning journalist and Today show veteran Hoda Kotb drew on decades of personal and professional setbacks to deliver the opening keynote address about the power of resilience, purpose and human connection at AONL’s annual conference this week.
The first AONL Annual Report, which was released at the AONL 2026 annual conference, discusses how AONL advanced significant work across all four strategic priorities in 2025 ─ strengthening the workforce, expanding advocacy influence, accelerating innovation and leadership development, and…