Johns Hopkins University Cuts Over 2,200 Jobs Following Trump Administration Budget Reductions

The loss of $800 million in federal funding forces one of the world’s leading medical research institutions to scale back globally and domestically.

Johns Hopkins University announced the elimination of 1,975 positions abroad and 247 in the U.S., citing severe budget cuts by the Trump administration.
The university lost over $800 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which supported critical research on infectious diseases and global health initiatives.
Programs addressing maternal and infant health, infectious diseases, and access to clean water are among those impacted by the funding cuts.
University President Ronald Daniels warned that federal budget reductions would have widespread effects on faculty, students, and research staff, with additional layoffs possible.
Other major universities, including Harvard, have implemented hiring freezes in response to the broader cuts to federal research funding.