Johns Hopkins University cuts over 2,000 jobs due to funding loss

Johns Hopkins University announced it will cut over 2,000 jobs, the largest layoffs in its history, due to the Trump administration's termination of $800 million in grants. This includes 247 jobs in the U.S. and 1,975 abroad. The job cuts will affect the university's Bloomberg School of Public Health, its medical school, and the non-profit Jhpiego. The university stated that the funding loss is forcing it to reduce critical work both locally and internationally. The Trump administration has canceled over 80% of USAID programs and is investigating 60 universities, including Johns Hopkins, related to pro-Palestinian protests. The administration has also recently cut $400 million in grants to Columbia University.