Stanford announced a hiring freeze amid growing concerns about cuts and delays in federal funding. The prestigious university is not alone as colleges around the country are trying to figure out what the White House will do next.

Stanford University is implementing a hiring freeze as colleges and universities across the US confront the threat of severe funding cuts from the Trump administration.

Stanford University implemented a staff hiring freeze to cut back on costs as the new federal administration aims to slash research and education funding.

Stanford University announced a staff hiring freeze Wednesday to ward against “potential financial uncertainties” from the Trump administration’s efforts to cut research funding and to tax endowments.