﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:51:12 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>AACN - Policy &amp; Advocacy</title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org:443/news-data/all-news/rss/category/518/policy-advocacy</link><atom:link href="https://www.aacnnursing.org:443/news-data/all-news/rss/category/518/policy-advocacy" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: President's FY 2027 Budget and Nurse Corps Scholarship Program]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-presidents-fy-2027-budget-and-nurse-corps-scholarship-program</link><description><![CDATA[    Release of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget 

 On April 3, the President released his FY 2027 budget proposal, which called for the elimination of most Title VIII Nursing Workforce ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-presidents-fy-2027-budget-and-nurse-corps-scholarship-program</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13429]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[President’s FY 2027 Budget Request Proposes Deep Reductions and Eliminations to Nursing Education and Research Funding]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/presidents-fy-2027-budget-request-proposes-deep-reductions-and-eliminations-to-nursing-education-and-research-funding</link><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2026 – The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply dismayed by the proposed reductions to federal investments in nursing education, research, and ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/presidents-fy-2027-budget-request-proposes-deep-reductions-and-eliminations-to-nursing-education-and-research-funding</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13427]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Student Policy Summit and Hill Day at the 2026 Deans Annual Meeting]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-student-policy-summit-and-hill-day-at-the-2026-deans-annual-meeting</link><description><![CDATA[    As the 2026 Deans Annual Meeting, Student Policy Summit, and Hill Day come to a close, we want to thank our AACN Advocates, members, and students for their engagement. 

 2026 Student Policy ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-student-policy-summit-and-hill-day-at-the-2026-deans-annual-meeting</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13426]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Support Title VII Funding and Scholarship Deadline]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-support-title-vii-funding-and-scholarship-deadline</link><description><![CDATA[     Take Action: Ask your Senators to Support Title VIII Funding by Signing a Dear Colleague Letter  

 Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is currently circulating a Dear ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-support-title-vii-funding-and-scholarship-deadline</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13424]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Title VIII Funding and Research Advocacy Awards]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-title-viii-funding-and-research-advocacy-awards</link><description><![CDATA[     

  Deadline this Friday!  
 Ask Your Representatives to Support Title VIII Funding  

 House Nursing Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Co-Chair and nurse Rep. Jen Kiggans ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-title-viii-funding-and-research-advocacy-awards</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13421]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Loan Repayment Program and Title VIII Funding]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-loan-repayment-program-and-title-viii-funding</link><description><![CDATA[      Take Action Today: Ask Your Representatives to support Title VIII Funding   

 House Nursing Caucus leaders are circulating a  Dear Colleague Letter  urging the House Appropriations ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-loan-repayment-program-and-title-viii-funding</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13420]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Register for the 2026 Student Policy Summit]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-register-for-the-2026-student-policy-summit</link><description><![CDATA[      Advocacy in Action: Nursing is a Professional Degree   

 The comment period for the Department of Education’s (ED)  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  is now closed.  Thank you to our schools, ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-register-for-the-2026-student-policy-summit</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13418]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Rounds with Leadership: Strength in Numbers: Support Nursing as a Professional Degree]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/rounds-with-leadership-strength-in-numbers-support-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</link><description><![CDATA[ When the U.S. Department of Education (ED) decided last November to advance a proposed definition that did not include nursing as a  professional degree —a move that would significantly limit ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/rounds-with-leadership-strength-in-numbers-support-nursing-as-a-professional-degree</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13414]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Only Six Days Left to Submit Comments!]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-only-six-days-left-to-submit-comments</link><description><![CDATA[       Only 6 Days  Left to Submit Comments to the Department of Education!   

 With only a few days left for stakeholders to respond to the Department of Education’s (ED)  Notice of Proposed ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-only-six-days-left-to-submit-comments</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13415]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joelle Dine]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Policy Watch: Call for Advocacy & Advanced Technology in Healthcare]]></title><link>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-call-for-advocacy-advanced-technology-in-healthcare</link><description><![CDATA[     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) , ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/category/policy-advocacy/policy-watch-call-for-advocacy-advanced-technology-in-healthcare</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[5631d168-3fa2-47c0-9c67-b1a534dc4bbc-13411]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>