Policy Watch: Higher Education Funding and Title VIII Updates Tuesday, April 29, 2025 This week's policy update includes a focus on funding for higher education and Title VIII updates.
Policy Watch: Loan Collections Resume and Title VIII Highlighted Wednesday, April 23, 2025 On April 16, media outlets reported on a leaked HHS Budget document outlining proposed funding levels and organizational restructuring. In...
2025 Spring Meeting Recap: Student Policy Summit and Hill Day! Wednesday, April 9, 2025 As the 2025 Deans Annual Meeting, Student Policy Summit, and Hill Day conclude, we want to thank our AACN Advocates, members, and students for...
Policy Watch: HHS Reorganization and Scholarship Openings Tuesday, April 1, 2025 With the new presidential administration moving swiftly, policy updates are happening quickly and staying informed is key. This week's updates...
Policy Watch: Government Shutdown Prevented and DOE Investigations Opened Wednesday, March 19, 2025 We need your help! Take action today and ask your U.S. Representative and Senators to support Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development...
Policy Watch: DEI Guidance, NIH Funding Cap Blocked & Loan Forgiveness Changes Tuesday, March 11, 2025 As the new Congress and Presidential administration take shape, legislative, policy, and regulatory developments are unfolding rapidly. Staying...
Rounds with Leadership: Showcasing the Impact of Academic Nursing Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Last summer, the AACN Board of Directors convened a Thought Leaders Assembly in Chicago with member deans and invited guests to discuss...
Advancing AACN’s Federal Policy Agenda with the New Administration Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Since his inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump and his administration have already taken dozens of executive actions. AACN’s...
Tri-Council for Nursing Releases Statement: When Nurses Vote, Health Care Policy Changes for the Better Monday, August 12, 2024 Without nurses, quality care would be out of reach for many U.S. residents. As the largest, most trusted health care professioni, nurses’...
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...
Rounds with Leadership: Focusing Federal Investments on Nursing Wednesday, January 31, 2024 In response to workforce concerns, the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (NACNEP) issued its 19th report to Congress and...
AACN Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Advancing Spending Bills that Would Sustain Funding for Nursing Education and Research Friday, July 28, 2023 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor,...
AACN Announces New Members of the Health Policy Advisory Council Wednesday, July 5, 2023 The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is pleased to announce seven new members of the Health Policy Advisory Council (HPAC)...
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...
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...