AACN Partners with Leading Background Check Provider to Offer Discounted Solutions to Schools of Nursing Tuesday, June 3, 2025 AACN is pleased to announce the selection of a new corporate partner to provide discounted background checks and related services to member...
AACN Calls for Sustained Federal Investments in Nursing Education and the Workforce to Protect the Nation’s Health Tuesday, June 3, 2025 AACN strongly opposes reductions in federal funding for nursing education and research, which would weaken the nation’s healthcare workforce...
AACN Commends Congressional Leaders for their Bipartisan Commitment to Supporting Nursing Education and Workforce Programs Friday, May 23, 2025 AACN applauds the introduction of the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1874 and H.R. 3593). Title VIII programs...
AACN Applauds President’s Recognition of Nurses and Pledges to Protect Funding for NINR and Nursing Workforce Tuesday, May 6, 2025 AACN applauds President Trump for his National Nurses Day statement and recognition of the immeasurable contribution nurses make to the...
AACN Commends the Introduction of the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act and its Support for Nursing Students, Graduates, and Faculty Friday, May 2, 2025 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....
AACN Applauds the Reintroduction of the FAAN Act in Congress Friday, February 9, 2024 AACN applauds the introduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act by our Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff...
Uniform Advantage Relaunches Scholarship Program through AACN’s Foundation for Academic Nursing Wednesday, January 3, 2024 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce that Uniform Advantage, a leading multi-channel retailer of medical...
AACN Supports Significant Increases to Nursing Education Outlined in President’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal Wednesday, March 15, 2023 AACN is pleased to see recommended increases to programs that support nursing education and the workforce in the Administration's proposed...
Jonas Philanthropies Establishes New Home Base for its Nursing Division at AACN Thursday, January 19, 2023 Jonas Philanthropies, one of the nation’s leading sources of support for doctoral nursing education and other critical healthcare...
AACN Releases New Vision to Guide the Use of Technology in Academic Nursing Tuesday, January 10, 2023 AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new Vision for Sharing Data and Information Across Nursing Education, Practice, and Regulation....
AACN Board Chair Cynthia McCurren Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee Thursday, May 26, 2022 Dr. Cynthia McCurren, Chair of the AACN Board of Directors, appeared before the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human...
Nursing Schools See Enrollment Increases in Entry-Level Programs, Signaling Strong Interest in Nursing Careers Tuesday, April 5, 2022 According to new data released today by AACN, student enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 3.3% in 2021,...
President's FY 2023 Budget Calls for Increased Support for Nursing Education and Research Tuesday, March 29, 2022 President Biden has released the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget, which outlines additional investments in nursing and other key...
AACN Commends Congress for Passing Bipartisan Omnibus Package; Investments in Nursing Education and Research Included Friday, March 11, 2022 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) commends Congress for passing H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which...
U.S. House Passes Build Back Better Act, which IncludesHistoric Funding for Nursing Education Friday, November 19, 2021 AACN commends the U.S. House of Representatives for including major investments in nursing education in the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376),...