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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Graig Graziosi

Harvard hits pause on hiring after Trump slashes funding at fellow Ivy League school Columbia

Harvard University announced a temporary hiring freeze on Monday due to “substantial financial uncertainties” that it’s now facing under Donald Trump’s administration.

The move comes after Trump pulled $400 million worth of grants and contracts from Columbia University on Friday, accusing the school of antisemitism for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus following the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack in Israel.

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