March 15th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Johns Hopkins University announced it was planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration slashed $800 millian in grants to the renowned academic institution. The funding for the positions had come from the US Agency for International Development, which the administration has gutted with enormous cuts. A total of 247 domestic US workers and another 1,975 positions abroad in 44 countries will be affected by what amounts to the largest layoff in the history of the university. The job losses will affect the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, its medical school and its affiliated non-profit for international health, Jhpiego. The school of public health includes more than 80 research institutions. “This is a difficult day for our entire community. The termination of more than $800m in USAid funding is now forcing us to wind down critical work here in Baltimore and internationally,” the university said in a statement shared with media.