This spring, Miami University's Nursing Department will celebrate a major milestone — its first graduates in the new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program. The seven MSN trained ...

The University of Alabama aims to graduate over 550 nurses annually by expanding positions, training and the college itself.

The U.S. nursing shortage would worsen under a plan to cap federal student loans, a move the Department of Education said ...

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Education made a list of graduate programs it considered “professional degrees.” Some nurses were outraged to see nursing programs weren’t on the list. The ...

National Nurses United today condemned the Trump administration’s proposed rule, posted for a 30-day public comment period ...

The Department of Education has proposed changing the definition of what constitutes a “professional degree” to exclude nursing — a move that could significantly limit nurses’ access to graduate ...

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