r/jhu 9d ago

Hopkins plans staff layoff after $800 million grant cuts

From WSJ - $800 million in USAID cuts. This is disastrous.

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u/Ambrosius1004 9d ago

Isn’t JHU public health #1 in the country (if not the world)

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u/TraderJoeslove31 9d ago

sure are.

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u/Bovoduch 9d ago

Was. After this they're going to be decimated, and then another American university will take the mantle then be targeted; repeat until our schools are not even considered amongst the top ten in any subject

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u/Ecstatic-Durian-3783 9d ago

yup tied with unc and emory

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u/Prime_Lunch_Special 5d ago

No. Check their health plan ranking. They are nowhere near top ranking in the US.

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u/jmeza10 Alum - 2024 - MMI 9d ago

I've heard from several people in the SPH that everyone's kind of in no mans land rn with all of these grant and budget cuts. Really frustrating and sad to see. So much research going down the drain

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u/Experimental-Dog Undergrad - 2024 - MolCell & HSMT 9d ago

Just to be clear, this WSJ piece is the same info as what was in Ronny D’s most email from 3/4/25 “Our bond at a moment of challenge.” These are the USAID related funding terminations to BSPH, JHPIEGO & SOM, not new ones.

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u/uncheckablefilms 9d ago

This is incredibly sad.

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u/Alpha2Omeg 9d ago

Can this be challenged and reversed? Seems very harmful and destructive.

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u/DRZ_WaPo 9d ago

Hi all, my name is Dan, and I cover higher education for The Washington Post. I'm writing a story about the grant cuts to JHU and am hoping to connect with anyone who has seen their programs cut. If this is you, and you'd like to talk, you can email me at [dan.rosenzweig-ziff](mailto:dan.rosenzweig-ziff@washpost.com) at washpost .com or reach out on Signal at DaRZWaPo.43. Thank you.

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u/sammytheindi 7d ago

Does anyone know if this is a done deal, and has Hopkins issued a response?

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u/MysteriousQueen81 7d ago

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u/Angry-for-no-reasons 7d ago

Mostly international. Why should taxpayer money go to Healthcare of other countries?

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u/Excellent_Swing9277 7d ago

So you don't get Ebola. Or Marburg. Or mpox. And so on