Harvard, among other top US universities, freezes hiring amid financial uncertainties under Trump
On March 10, 2025, Harvard President Alan Michael Garber announced a university-wide staff and faculty hiring freeze in a message to Harvard affiliates, citing "uncertainties" under the Trump administration.
More Colleges Freeze Hiring Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and $800 million from Johns Hopkins.
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.
Harvard University places temporary freeze on hiring of faculty, staff
"It is meant to preserve our financial flexibility until we better understand how changes in federal policy will take shape and can assess the scale of their impact."
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.
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
Brown University latest to announce hiring freeze amid federal funding concerns
Brown University is the latest school to announce a hiring freeze amid concerns about federal funding cuts. In a letter from Provost Francis J. Doyle III and Executive Vice President Sarah Latham, the university said it was instituting a temporary hiring freeze,
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.
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