In a letter, Brown University leaders say the freeze will begin immediately and remain in effect through the end of the 2025 fiscal year. The letter states the freeze applies to a

There continues to be significant uncertainty about the full financial impact of the ongoing volatility of the national economic landscape,” university officials wrote in a letter on Thursday.

Early Thursday morning, Brown announced it would be implementing a temporary, staff-wide hiring freeze in response to the “uncertainty we now face from federal actions.” In a letter to community members,