AACN Applauds President’s Recognition of Nurses and Pledges to Protect Funding for NINR and Nursing Workforce AACN applauds President Trump for his National Nurses Day statement and recognition of the immeasurable contribution nurses make to the health and wellbeing of all Americans. The support for education, specifically the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, outlined in this statement... Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN's Foundation for Academic Nursing Launches 2025 Faculty Scholars Grant Program The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2025-2026 AACN Faculty Scholars Grant. Now in its fifth year, this initiative supports nurse educators whose scholarly work addresses pressing issues in nursing education... Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Grant Initiatives, Foundation, Press Release
Inside Syllabus: AACN Celebrates National Nurses' Month Take a look inside this special Nurses Month edition of the Syllabus newsletter, featuring AACN member schools and vendor partners in the Nurses Month Supplement, along with an interview with Charla Long, President and CEO of the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN). Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Education, Essentials, Newsletter, Syllabus
President’s FY 2026 Budget Request Proposes Steep Reductions and Eliminations to Nursing Education and Research Funding AACN opposes deep funding cuts to nursing education, research, and the workforce proposed in President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget. Released on May 2, this skinny budget represents the Administration’s topline spending priorities and includes decreases in federal funding across... Monday, May 5, 2025 | Education, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Commends the Introduction of the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act and its Support for Nursing Students, Graduates, and Faculty AACN applauds the introduction of the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 (S.1548/H.R.3145) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Unlike other federal programs, such as the National Health Service Corps, the Nurse Corps is subject to federal taxes. This bipartisan, bicameral bill... Friday, May 2, 2025 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Tri-Council for Nursing Salutes and Celebrates the Power of Nurses during National Nurses Week 2025 The Tri-Council for Nursing, an alliance of five national nursing organizations focused on nursing education, regulation and practice, salutes the nation’s 5.7 million licensed nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12. The Tri-Council joins health care organizations and communities... Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Membership Announcements
Rounds with Leadership: Alleviating the Nursing Shortage: Connecting Qualified Applicants to Open Seats Efforts to address the U.S. nursing shortage are accelerating with a flurry of recent news reports focused on state-led initiatives to meet workforce demands. Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | Education, Enrollment, Rounds with Leadership
National Nursing Organizations Call for Investments in Health, Research, and the Workforce On behalf of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National League for Nursing, and the...
Rounds with Leadership: Showcasing the Impact of Academic Nursing Last summer, the AACN Board of Directors convened a Thought Leaders Assembly in Chicago with member deans and invited guests to discuss perceptions about nursing and nursing science. We were...
AACN Signs on to Legal Challenge to New NIH Funding Guidance Earlier today, AACN signed on as a plaintiff in support of a lawsuit filed by the Association of American Medical Colleges, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Association for...
AACN Statement on New NIH Guidance Limiting Indirect Costs for Research Grants On February 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates, which sets a standard 15% rate for all...
Explore AACN's Data Products and Services AACN’s Research and Data Center is the nation’s leading resource for data on baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs and trends in academic nursing. Annually, it collects and...
New AACN Data Points to Enrollment Challenges Facing U.S. Schools of Nursing New data released today by AACN show that sustaining student enrollment in baccalaureate and graduate programs continues to be a challenge at U.S. schools of nursing. Though enrollment in...