Loyola Nursing featured in Wall Street Journal article
Loyola Nursing student Michael Nolan, who has a bachelor's degree in business administration, left a software sales job to enroll in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. He is shown here during a clinical rotation. (Photo by Caleb Alvarado)
Michael Nolan has a degree in business administration but, discouraged by the instability of the corporate world, he decided to become a nurse.
Now on track to graduate from the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing's Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program in May 2026, he was recently interviewed in a The Wall Street Journal article, along with Dean Lorna Finnegan, titled "Nursing is the Surefire New Path to American Prosperity."
Why nursing? “I want to be in demand. I want that future to be in my control. And of course there was a calling that was intertwined," he said.
From Dean Finnegan: “Nursing, I think, is really recession proof. We have an aging population. We have growing chronic illnesses in our population. We also have healthcare expanding outside the hospital.”
The profession of nursing, she said, is "AI proof.”
It "will never replace the human element, the connection between the nurse and patient,” she added.
Read the full article, published April 1, 2026, at https://on.wsj.com/47yzx5q. A subscription is required.