Harvard Kennedy School of Government will lay off staff and implement cost-cutting measures in response to the Trump administration’s funding cuts, endowment tax threats, and the impact of changes to the student visa program. The dean of the school, Jeremy M. Weinstein, cited ‘unprecedented new headwinds,’ including significant financial challenges such as the ‘substantial proposed increase in the endowment tax’ and ‘massive cuts to federal funding of research.’ Additionally, the school has faced challenges in international student enrollment after the Trump administration eliminated the student visa program due to