House Appropriations Committee Advances FY 2027 Funding Bill that Boosts Support for Title VIII Nursing Programs Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Late yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its Labor, Health and Humans Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) Fiscal Year (FY) 2027...
Policy Watch: NINR Strategic Planning and Support for Nursing Education & Workforce Wednesday, June 3, 2026 This week's policy highlight focuses on the NINR Strategic Planning Listening Session and ways to support nursing academia and workforce.
Policy Watch: AACN Advocacy and HRSA National Nursing Survey Wednesday, May 27, 2026 This week's policy update features the downlow on AACN's recent advocacy and a notificatino about HRSA's national nursing survey.
AACN Joins with National Healthcare and Higher Education Groups in Legal Action to Recognize Nursing as a Professional Degree Thursday, May 21, 2026 AACN announced that it is taking legal action in response to the Department of Education’s (ED) final rule, published May 1, which excludes...
Policy Watch: Nursing as a Professional Degree and Federal Student Loan Limits Wednesday, May 20, 2026 In this week's policy highlight, we highlight AACN's efforts to secure nursing as a professional degree, as well as a recently filed...
Policy Watch: National Nurses Week and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Wednesday, May 13, 2026 This week's policy update includes a celebration of National Nurses Week and a reminder to submit nominations for the U.S. Preventive...
AACN Calls on President to Match Support for Nurses with Action Thursday, May 7, 2026 On the occasion of National Nurses Day, AACN acknowledges the Administration’s recognition of the extraordinary contributions nurses...
Policy Watch: Congressional Advocacy and Strategic Planning Wednesday, May 6, 2026 This week's policy highlight includes further advocacy for nursing education and strategic engagement opportunities for nursing.
AACN Statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s Final Rule Abandoning Nursing Education as a Professional Degree Thursday, April 30, 2026 On the eve of National Nurses Week, the Department of Education released its unpublished final rule, set to take effect on July 1, 2026, that...
Policy Watch: Nursing Education Advocacy and NIH Research Wednesday, April 29, 2026 This week's policy update revisits the issue of nursing as a professional degree and highlights NIH research deadlines.
Policy Watch: NIH Strategic Plan and Workforce Funding Opportunities Wednesday, April 22, 2026 This week's policy watch highlights the discussions surrounding the NIH Strategic Plan and HRSA funding opportunities.
Policy Watch: Title VIII Funding Deadline Approaching Wednesday, April 15, 2026 This week's policy highlight creeps up on the deadline of Title VIII funding support.
Policy Watch: President's FY 2027 Budget and Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Wednesday, April 8, 2026 This policy update highlights the release of the President's FY 2027 Budget and the deadline for the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program.
President’s FY 2027 Budget Request Proposes Deep Reductions and Eliminations to Nursing Education and Research Funding Monday, April 6, 2026 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply dismayed by the proposed reductions to federal investments in nursing education,...
Policy Watch: Student Policy Summit and Hill Day at the 2026 Deans Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 1, 2026 This week's policy update recaps a successful Student Policy Summit and Hill Day at the 2026 Deans Annual Meeting.