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Wellesley College puts freeze on hiring

By Grant Welker • Published April 14, 2025 • Updated on April 14, 2025 at 1:32 pm

Wellesley College is citing uncertainty around federal funding cuts and the potential for an endowment tax in instituting a six-month hiring freeze.

Wellesley College is the latest Boston-area university to put a hiring freeze in place when federal funding is uncertain.

A group of college leaders announced in a message to the campus community on Friday that it is instituting a hiring pause for faculty and staff for six months, effective immediately.

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