WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...

Some Republicans are fighting to end Trump administration’s decision to cap loans for nursing students - Nursing was excluded ...

The “professional” label would allow students to borrow larger amounts of federal loans to pursue graduate degrees in those fields.

The Trump administration has elected to include only 10 recognized professional fields when it considers certain graduate degree programs. As a result of the change, students going for advanced ...

Federal loan limits for graduate nursing students could be cut in half under proposed changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, potentially reducing access to advanced nursing programs.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins and bipartisan and bicameral group of more than 140 members of Congress have sent a letter to ...

In July, President Donald Trump signed the Republican-crafted One Big Beautiful Act into law, a legislative behemoth that boasted close to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and changes to society-safety ...

“I don’t know why we would take this away,” said the president of one of several organizations to speak out about the change Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

In response to what is seen as a need for additional graduate degree programs, Briar Cliff University is adding two more degrees in its graduate program this fall - one in nursing and the other in ...

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered "professional," adding to public outcry after nurses were omitted ...