IBL News | New York
Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday that it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the U.S. and abroad after it lost $800 million in federal funding from USAID for its international programs due to the Trump administration’s steep cuts.
Johns Hopkins appears to be the most profoundly affected of the major research institutions, reeling from cuts to federal money that their faculties depend on to conduct research studies and run labs.
The layoffs—the largest in the university’s history—will involve 247 domestic workers for the university based in Baltimore and an affiliated center.
The cuts will affect the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health Medical School and an affiliated nonprofit, Jhpiego, which focuses on maternal health and disease prevention. Another 1,975 positions will be cut in 44 countries.
These layoffs come as President Donald Trump continues his efforts to reshape the federal government, including gutting USAID. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced earlier this week that the Trump administration is canceling 83% of the agency’s programs and intends to fold its remaining programs under the State Department.
Last week, the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts.
Higher education institutions nationwide are uneasy about the future of federal funding in the second Trump Administration.
