Harvard University, the University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh are among the latest institutions of higher education to announce hiring freezes, citing the uncertainty around federal funding.

Student loans and Pell Grants are safe but Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says she has started the process of shutting down the Department of Education.

Tribal colleges and universities say it’s illegal to withhold financial support from them. Their funding is protected by treaties and other legal obligations on the federal government.

President Trump's slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten U.S. public health, workers say.