Only 13 Days Left to Submit Comments to the Department of Education!

AACN continues to lead response efforts to the Department of Education’s (ED) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which does not include post-baccalaureate nursing programs as professional degrees and imposes lower federal student loan limits.

We need your help! Please:

• Submit Comments: Send comments to ED through AACN’s Action Center. We encourage you to choose from the three tailored comments below and personalize your message.
  • For Faculty and Deans, click here.
  • For Students, click here.
  • For Advocates and Supporters, click here.
• Email your Members of Congress: Send a message urging your federal policymaker to sign on to a bipartisan, bicameral congressional comment letter supporting the inclusion of nursing as a professional degree in ED’s rulemaking.
• Learn More: Visit AACN’s Nursing is a Professional Degree Hub for one-pagers, talking points, and other resources related to this rulemaking process and ongoing response efforts, including from our Congressional champions.

Thank you to the more than 750 AACN Advocates who have already submitted their comments to the Department. Let’s keep the momentum going as we approach the
March 2 deadline.

AACN Advocacy in Action

On February 12, all sixty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition, led by AACN, sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urging them to consider and advance the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 this Congress.

On February 11 and 12, AACN staff attended the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) Annual Meeting, which focused on improving the future of healthcare through advanced technology, including wearable devices to track personal health information and AI platforms to improve accessibility and affordability of care. Dr. Sarah Szanton, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, was featured in a panel discussion on Making America Healthy Again through Technology + Care. Click here for more information.

Tune In: HRSA National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps Webinar

On February 24, the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) along with the American Nurses Association and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, will host a webinar titled "Your Nursing Future, Debt-Free." The webinar will focus on the National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps programs. Click here to register.

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