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The National League for Nursing represents nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education.

Founded in 1893 as the nation’s first nursing association, the NLN promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of our nation and the global community. The NLN offers faculty development programs, networking opportunities, testing and assessment, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,3

00 institutional members. Through Facebook, the National League for Nursing seeks to support and honor our core values of caring, integrity, diversity and inclusion, and excellence. The NLN welcomes and encourages your comments and perspectives on the content we post and generally do not moderate posts and comments from others, except where content is offensive, hateful, threatening, or libelous; is racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise discriminates against a class of people; contains spam or fraudulent links; or endorses illegal activity. We ask that you keep comments relevant to the original post, and refrain from repeating the same message across multiple unrelated posts. Any post deemed to be in violation of this policy is subject to reporting and/or removal, and the user is subject to being blocked from our page. The views expressed in Facebook comments are created by our community, and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the NLN.

08/07/2026

We are thrilled to celebrate NLN Chief Program Officer Dr. Gordon Gillespie for two recent honors: the Emerald Award from the ENA (Emergency Nurses Association) Foundation for his lasting, meaningful, and mission-driven impact on the foundation, and a STEMfluencer Honoree in the Healthcare Professionals category by The Gaskins Foundation. Join us in congratulating him for these meaningful recognitions!

08/06/2026

✍️ We recently hosted a group of nurse educators for an intensive weekend of scholarly writing, collaboration, advice, and fellowship with renowned scholar Dr. Marilyn Oermann. It was inspiring and we can't wait to hear when your manuscripts are accepted for publication!

08/05/2026

🎧 New on the podcast: Donna Badowski (St. Mary's University) discusses innovations in clinical nursing education and the need to retain, but reimagine, traditional clinical-based education that is essential to student learning.

Listen now and subscribe: https://bit.ly/4yJu9Z7

08/04/2026

The NLN is proud to honor Dr. Antonia Villarruel, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at Penn Nursing, and Dr. Ena Williams, President of American Organization for Nursing Leadership, as winners of the 2026 NLN President’s Award. This distinctive and high honor recognizes prominent leaders in nursing education whose lifetime career achievements deserve public and professional acclaim.

We look forward to celebrating these worthy honorees at the NLN Education Summit next month!

Read more: https://bit.ly/4vS1XAE

08/03/2026

August is National Wellness Month — the perfect time to add a wellness session to your registration!

For the first time, we're offering mindfulness and yoga sessions at the Summit to help ground you before a busy few days of learning. Proceeds from these sessions directly support the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education's mission to advance nursing education. You'll walk away with a greater sense of well-being, a branded yoga mat as a gift, and the satisfaction of knowing you contributed to a worthy cause.

Spaces are limited — add a session to your registration before they're gone: https://bit.ly/4evtoJE

07/31/2026

Transforming how we teach CPR is key to preparing practice-ready nurses.

At North Carolina Central University, leaders in nursing education are moving beyond one-time certification and embedding high-quality CPR training into the curriculum through ongoing, competency-based practice.
This approach helps students build confidence, retain critical skills, and enter clinical practice ready to respond when it matters most.

As a long-standing partner in advancing nursing education, the NLN is proud to support innovation that strengthens clinical readiness and improves patient care.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4ly2ofL

07/30/2026

💻 New on-demand webinar!

Hear from Dr. Beverly Malone, NLN president and CEO, as she explores the leadership development journey for nurse educators from the spark of vision to the realities of implementation. Dr. Malone discusses challenges inherent in nurse educator leadership, including roadblocks, uncertainty, and impostor syndrome, and provides practical strategies to navigate and overcome them.

Register now and watch any time: https://bit.ly/4yz6eeB

07/29/2026

"Virtual reality (VR) is often described as immersive, innovative, and exciting. While all of those things may be true, the real question for simulation educators is much more important: Does VR meaningfully support learning?"

NLN Ambassador Dr. Katie Cole, assistant dean for simulation-based learning at Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, explores this question in a new blog on NLN Connect. Read her perspective and join the conversation: https://bit.ly/3T9wD2F

07/28/2026

Join us in congratulating Dr. Cynthia Clark, founder of Civility Matters and professor emerita at Boise State University, as the second annual winner of the NLN's Dr. Beverly Malone Transformative Storytelling Award. The award honors her power to transform, inspire, and motivate others through her gift of narrative storytelling.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4yuvRNH

07/27/2026

“The Sim Leaders program served to challenge me in all areas of leadership, not just work life and simulation education. It is a quality program that is well worth the investment.” —Sim Leaders alumni

Applications are open for the 2027 Leadership Institute, with a specialized program for mid-career simulation nurse educators interested in leveraging leadership skills to advance simulation initiatives in nursing education and practice.

If you want to be part of a cohort that drives innovation and fosters excellence in simulation education, this is the program for you. Apply by October 5 at NLN.org/Leadership.

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