Faculty Link: November 2025 Edition Monday, November 10, 2025 This issue of Faculty Link provides pertinent updates for nurse educators, including information on policy and AI, Giving Tuesday and the...
AACN Alarmed Over Department of Education’s Proposed Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing Friday, November 7, 2025 AACN is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree...
Policy Watch: AACN's 2025 Hill Day Wednesday, November 5, 2025 This week's policy watch covers the annual Hill Day that took place in AACN's 2025 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference.
AACN’s Foundation for Academic Nursing Announces 2025 Faculty Scholar Grant Recipients Monday, November 3, 2025 The nurse educators to receive funding this year include Dr. Yvette Conyers from the University of Maryland for a project...
Policy Watch: AACN Advocates and Hill Day Wednesday, October 29, 2025 This week's policy watch focuses on AACN Advocates and the upcoming Hill Day.
Rounds with Leadership: Elevating Nursing’s Impact on Federal Policy Wednesday, October 29, 2025 The experience and wisdom of nurses is essential to crafting federal policy, especially in regards to education and healthcare.
Results from Latest Survey of Essentials Champions Released Wednesday, October 29, 2025 As schools of nursing across the nation work on shifting curricula to focus on competency-based education, AACN recently conducted a survey to...
AACN's NursingCAS Host a Successful Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair Tuesday, October 28, 2025 AACN’s Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair on October 14 was a success with over 1,663 students registered. AACN and NursingCAS would like...
Policy Watch: Updates on Student Loans and Nursing Programs Wednesday, October 22, 2025 This week's policy update includes updates on student loans and nursing program advocacy.
Policy Watch: Service Loan Repayments Wednesday, October 15, 2025 This week's policy update includes a reminder about the service loan repayment program.
Strengthen Competency-Based Assessment with Essentials Progression Indicators Tuesday, October 14, 2025 At the beginning of October, AACN released a comprehensive set of progression indicators (PIs) to support schools of nursing as they make the...
AACN Alarmed by Reports of Sweeping Layoffs Across Federal Agencies Impacting Nursing Education and the Healthcare Workforce Monday, October 13, 2025 According to an October 10 Department of Justice filing, the Administration laid off nearly 1,200 employees in the Department of Health and...
Policy Watch: Updates on Education, Research and Government Shutdown Wednesday, October 8, 2025 This week's policy update provides information on the continued government shutdown and updates on education and research.
Policy Watch: Government Shutdown and Updates on Education Wednesday, October 1, 2025 This week's policy update includes information on the government shutdown and a brief update on education.
Policy Watch: Congressional Rally and Public Health Updates Wednesday, September 24, 2025 This week's policy update highlights a Congressional rally on public health research and funding, as well as other public health updates.