There continues to be significant uncertainty about the full financial impact of the ongoing volatility of the national economic landscape,” university officials wrote in a letter on Thursday.

In a letter, Brown University leaders say the freeze will begin immediately and remain in effect through the end of the 2025 fiscal year. The letter states the freeze applies to a

The Provost and Vice President announced a hiring freeze through the end of the 2025 fiscal year. A new study suggests that greater menopause symptoms could put women at a higher risk of dementia and other cognitive decline later in life, a new study suggests.

Brown, in February, in a letter to the “Brown Community,” wrote, “Brown received more than $250 million in federal funding in Fiscal Year 2024 from these agencies [NIH, but also the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, NASA and other federal agencies].”

Brown University is implementing a temporary, staff-wide hiring freeze, according to a statement from the university released Thursday morning.

Early Thursday morning, Brown announced it would be implementing a temporary, staff-wide hiring freeze in response to the “uncertainty we now face from federal actions.” In a letter to community members,

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. Some have announced layoffs.

Reporters across The Business Journals network are covering how institutions are reacting to the funding uncertainty. Here's what to know.