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13 events across 11 weeks

4Damage

5Hype

4Noise

22.1Avg Dmg

26.9Avg Hype

WEEK 63Mar 8 – 14

Trump Warns College Sports Crisis Could 'Destroy' US Universities

Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate

WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21

Trump DOJ Sues Harvard University Over Admission Information

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 55Jan 11 – 17

University of Arkansas Refuses to Hire Pro-Transgender Law School Dean

Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · narrow

WEEK 46Nov 9 – 15

NOISE2025-11-14

Minnesota Higher Education Institutions Report Grant Disruptions

Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate

WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18

NOISE2025-10-17

Universities Decline Trump Federal Funding Compact

Policy Changefederal · moderate

WEEK 13Mar 23 – 29

Trump Administration Launches Anti-DEI Campaign Against Universities

Enforcement Actionmulti state · moderate

WEEK 12Mar 16 – 22

Columbia University Capitulates to Trump Funding Threats

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 11Mar 9 – 15

Trump Education Department Investigates 50+ Universities Over Diversity Policies

Enforcement Actionfederal · broad

DOJ Investigates Columbia University for Allegedly Hiding Students from US Authorities

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 10Mar 2 – 8

NOISE2025-03-07

Sen. Rick Scott Proposes Defunding Universities Over Antisemitism

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Federal Funding to Columbia University

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 5Jan 26 – Feb 1

NOISE2025-02-01

WVU Shuts Down DEI Office Following Morrissey Ban

Policy Changesingle state · moderate

WEEK 4Jan 19 – 25

Trump Executive Orders Expected to Impact College Students

Policy Changefederal · moderate

Damage

18.4

Hype

28.2

Damage

39.4

Hype

27.6