Harvard, hiring freeze and federal funding

Harvard Announces a Hiring Freeze as Funding Is Threatened
The hiring pause at one of the nation’s wealthiest schools comes after other schools have also announced efforts to save money.
Harvard University announces hiring freeze amid "rapidly shifting federal policies"
Harvard University says it is freezing hiring for now, citing changes brought on by the Trump administration.
Harvard University announces hiring freeze amid Trump funding cuts. Here's what it means
Harvard University is the latest school to implement a hiring freeze as federal funding remains uncertain. President Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for schools that allow "illegal" protests. Universities use millions of dollars in federal funding for student aid and research programs.
Harvard University implements hiring freeze amid ‘financial uncertainties’ after feds stripped $400 million from Columbia University
Harvard University implements hiring freeze amid ‘financial uncertainties’ after feds stripped $400 million from Columbia University
Harvard University implements ‘temporary’ hiring freeze
Harvard University officials on Monday announced a “temporary” hiring freeze. In a letter to university staff on Harvard’s website, President Alan Garber and other school officials cited ”substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies” facing universities across the nation.
Facing a deficit, Brown University freezes hiring, citing ‘uncertainty’ from federal government
There continues to be significant uncertainty about the full financial impact of the ongoing volatility of the national economic landscape,” university officials wrote in a letter on Thursday.
Hiring at Harvard University paused due to 'shifting federal policies'
Garber continued that Harvard had been preparing for "changes in the revenues that support our mission," and has asked that its schools and units identify "strategic adjustments in their spending to build the long-term capacity needed to advance academic priorities at a time of uncertain revenues" as part of its 2026 fiscal year.
Emory and other universities across the US freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance
Atlanta-based Emory University is among a number of institutions of higher education to announce hiring freezes recently, citing the uncertainty around federal funding.
Brown University announces hiring freeze
In a letter, Brown University leaders say the freeze will begin immediately and remain in effect through the end of the 2025 fiscal year. The letter states the freeze applies to a
University of Washington implements hiring freeze, other budget-cutting measures amid federal, state uncertainty
Provost Tricia Serio said UW has a "good financial position," but unprecedented federal policy changes have increased the university's risk of funding cuts.
‘Uncharted territory.’ Harvard and MIT freeze hiring as Trump widens crackdown on universities.
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Inside Harvard's risky plan to 'play by Trump's rules'
How Harvard University is gearing up to fend off President Trump's threat to slash its federal funding.
UMass Chan freezes hiring, rescinds PhD program admissions amid funding uncertainty
UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester became the latest higher education institution to announce a hiring freeze. Others include Harvard and MIT.
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