Harvard University is imposing a temporary pause on hiring of staff and faculty, as the risk of federal funding cuts by the Trump administration threatens the finances of American colleges.

Harvard University announced it will be implementing a temporary hiring freeze due to“rapidly shifting federal policies,” according to a Monday letter from Harvard President Alan Garber.

Three days after the Trump administration pulled $400 million of federal funding from Columbia University, Harvard University announced a hiring freeze, citing “substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies.”

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