"Effective immediately, Harvard will implement a temporary pause on staff and faculty hiring across the University," the letter stated. Temporary hiring pause at Harvard. Harvard,

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.

Harvard University implements hiring freeze amid ‘financial uncertainties’ after feds stripped $400 million from Columbia University