Margaret Attridge

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Updated on March 27, 2025Colleges and universities across the country have frozen hiring, rescinded student offer letters, and cut programs due to federal funding cuts. Credit: DenisTangneyJr / Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has made moves to pause National Institutes of Health research and other federal funding that many colleges and universities rely on. Colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to patch the holes in their budgets left by the frozen funds.