George Washington University (GW) officials announced a sweeping hiring freeze for faculty and staff and deeper budget cuts to administrative and academic units for fiscal year 2026.

Yale University is implementing cost-cutting measures, including a hiring freeze and expenditure reductions, due to potential tax policy changes impacting its endowment income. A proposed ...

Also Friday, university Chancellor Joan Gabel told trustees Pitt’s Oakland campus received a record number of applications — nearly 65,000 — for this fall. That’s a 6% increase over last year.

Administrators point to potential endowment tax hike, research funding cuts Yale began the hiring pause as U.S. senators deliberated on the budget reconciliation bill and voted on amendments to the ...