With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt not only students and faculty, but ultimately make the U.S. less competitive.

President Donald Trump has signed a multitude of executive orders that have universities across the nation in a panic.

Harvard University officials on Monday announced a “temporary” hiring freeze. In a letter to university staff on Harvard’s website, President Alan Garber and other school officials cited ”substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies” facing universities across the nation.