UMass Chan rescinds graduate offers, implements hiring freeze
UMass Chan Medical School has rescinded admission offers to several dozen PhD applicants for the upcoming fall due to uncertainties in federal funding for biomedical research. The school is also implementing a hiring freeze to manage costs. Current PhD candidates and applicants to other graduate programs are not affected. The hiring freeze includes all faculty and grant-funded positions, with discussions of potential furloughs and layoffs underway. UMass Dartmouth has announced a hiring slowdown, requiring higher-level approval for faculty and staff searches. Both institutions are limiting discretionary spending to maintain financial stability amid ongoing uncertainties.