Harvard Freezes Hiring as Trump Threatens to Pull Funding (3)

Harvard University will temporarily freeze hiring as the risk of federal funding cuts by the Trump administration threatens the finances of some of the most prestigious American colleges.

Harvard, the richest US university with a $53 billion endowment, is one of several schools under scrutiny for failures to tackle antisemitism on campus. Last week, the administration said it’s canceling $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, citing harassment of Jewish students since the eruption of the war that began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

“We need to prepare for a wide range of financial ...