More than a dozen schools, including Harvard, MIT, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania, have frozen hiring.

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.

The hiring pause at one of the nation’s wealthiest schools comes after other schools have also announced efforts to save money.

The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and $800 million from Johns Hopkins.

Atlanta-based Emory University is among a number of institutions of higher education to announce hiring freezes recently, citing the uncertainty around federal funding.

We need to prepare for a wide range of financial circumstances,” Harvard president Alan Garber and other university leaders said.

In an email to Penn staff, officials said the full impact of federal funding cuts and policy changes will not be known for several months.

UW is freezing its non-essential staff hiring and limiting future faculty hiring in response to incoming federal policy changes

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes, citing new financial uncertainty as the Trump administration threatens a range of cuts to federal contracts and research grants. In February,

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

Beyond the administration’s budget cuts, Trump has been threatening colleges that don’t adhere to his anti-woke political agenda. The Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Department of Education in the name of government efficiency is wreaking havoc on universities across America.