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

Harvard University says it is freezing hiring for now, citing changes brought on by the Trump administration.

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

Harvard University officials on Monday announced a “temporary” hiring freeze. In a letter to university staff on Harvard’s website, President Alan Garber and other school officials cited ”substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies” facing universities across the nation.

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced a University-wide staff and faculty hiring freeze in a message to Harvard affiliates Monday morning, citing uncertainty under the Trump administration.

"It is meant to preserve our financial flexibility until we better understand how changes in federal policy will take shape and can assess the scale of their impact."

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

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

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

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.