Provost Tricia Serio said UW has a "good financial position," but unprecedented federal policy changes have increased the university's risk of funding cuts.

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The University of Washington has frozen non-essential hiring and travel, effective immediately, amid federal and state funding uncertainty.

Facing a looming budget shortfall and recent federal policy changes possibly impacting higher education institutions in Washington state, UW introduced significant financial risk mitigation efforts to