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According to an email from the school’s dean, Harvard Kennedy School of Government will lay off employees after federal cuts and threats of endowment taxes. Fox News Numbers.
Without direct reference to the Trump administration, Jeremy M. Weinstein, dean of Harvard Kennedy School, announced in an email to faculty that the cuts were in response to “an unprecedented new headwind.” These include “a significant increase in donation taxes” and “a substantial reduction in federal research funding.”
He also cites the impact on international students’ enrollment After the government eliminates it The Harvard campus protests were under the student visa program due to “pro-terrorist acts.” According to Kennedy School, international students accounted for 59% of the school’s student population last year, and on average 52% over the past five years.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts – April 1: Protesters gather outside Harvard University to show their opposition to actions taken by the Trump administration. (Brett Phelps/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Kennedy School has been planning budget cuts since February, but recent actions by the White House seem to have exacerbated the situation.
Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion and threatened Revoke his tax-free status Because it dealt with anti-Semitism on campus after the October 7 terrorist attack on Hamas.
The Ministry of Education’s Task Force on Anti-Semitism issued a statement on May 13, and his recent report said: “When evaluating articles to be included in their journals, the popular racial discrimination model of the Harvard Law Review (HLR) has been revealed.”
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In addition to layoffs, Harvard has implemented “important steps” to reduce costs across Kennedy schools, such as stopping on recruitment and merit-based salaries, ending first-floor rentals on office buildings, halting “non-emergency” building and renovation projects, and “reducing shifts in each core department,” Weinstein said.
“Unfortunately, these efforts alone are not enough to meet our current financial challenges,” the dean wrote. “So, we need to lay off some members of the team and reorganize other positions to ensure the long-term financial future of the Kennedy School.”
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Harvard Kennedy School declined to say how many staff members were fired. They added that they are planning to cut budgets earlier this year, but recent actions by the Trump administration have exacerbated the situation.
Weinstein said the manager will notify employees of the impact of the layoffs on Wednesday afternoon.
“It’s a very difficult time and we’re trying to avoid it any way we can,” Weinstein added.
“I’m really sorry that we need to take this step when we face unprecedented challenges in schools and universities,” Weinstein wrote.
The Trump administration announced that Harvard University said it would not comply with federal anti-Semitism requirements and would freeze more than $2 billion in grants and contracts. (Reuters/Nicholas PFOSI)
Harvard Kennedy School refused to reveal to Fox News figures how many staff members were fired.
Harvard School of Public Health implemented layoffs in April, and other schools are considering cutting staff Harvard Crimson Thursday.
The Trump administration did not immediately respond to Fox News numbers’ request for comment.
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