Walden News

It is with great sadness we share the news that Walden University co-founder Rita Turner passed away this weekend.

Walden University is dedicated to an inclusive and equitable university community and world, one that reflects our mission of service and positive social change. As we stand together with our Asian and Asian American colleagues, classmates, friends, and neighbors, we do so as one university committed to anti-racism in all its forms.

Walden University and the National League for Nursing (NLN) are excited to launch the Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change. The collaboration between the NLN and Walden reflects contemporary thinking about the role nursing education must play in achieving health equity for people across race, gender, age, and socio-economic status.

At Walden University, we know this is an extremely challenging time for everyone. The health and safety of our Walden community and partners are our top priority. The impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is putting increased demands on all of us, and we're keeping a close eye on the situation and adjusting when and where we can.

For Black History Month, Walden University is launching “Black History Lives Here,” which features Black Walden community members who share their stories and discuss how to contribute to a better future.

Walden University and HealthLinx are jointly providing a 2021 nursing excellence workshop, “Excellence on the Virtual Road: A Practical Workshop for Magnet® and Pathway® Journeys,” from February 23-25, 2021.

How we treat each other, how we listen and speak to each other, matters now more than ever. Your colleagues, friends, and communities deserve the best of all of us over these next challenging weeks. Let the lesson we share as social change agents be this: words matter.

Walden University will host a special online commencement honoring its graduates and their milestone achievement at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The keynote speaker for Walden’s 64th Commencement will be Dr. Myron Rolle, a former NFL safety, Rhodes Scholar and neuroscience resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Walden University is pleased to announce its School of Management has been awarded the Performance Excellence Network's Performance Excellence Award, which is based on the Baldrige Framework and is the culmination of a rigorous evaluation of an organization’s management and performance system.

Walden University is bringing together a prestigious group of speakers for its next Talks for Good on “Online Learning in Higher Education,” which will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ET. As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly changes the way students are learning around the world, Walden President Dr. Ward Ulmer, Marymount University President Dr. Irma Becerra and Kentucky State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown II will discuss the challenges, benefits and future of online learning in higher education.