FAIRFIELD, Conn., Dec. 3 -- Fairfield University has issued the following news release:

Fairfield University's School of Nursing has added ten faculty members to its VA Nursing Academy, a pilot program that is part of the School's partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Fairfield was one of the first four schools selected from across the country to address the nursing shortage crisis impacting the nation's VA hospitals that is at the heart of this initiative.