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6 events across 6 weeks
1
Damage
3
Distraction
2
Noise
14.4
Avg A
23.3
Avg B
WEEK 43
Oct 19 – 25
DMG
2025-10-23
University of Virginia Strikes Deal to Pause Trump Administration Investigations
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
30.6
B
22.9
WEEK 32
Aug 3 – 9
NOISE
2025-08-09
College Endowment Tax Leads to Hiring Freezes and Aid Cuts
Policy Change
federal · broad
A
6.9
B
14.5
WEEK 30
Jul 20 – 26
NOISE
2025-07-26
Trump Pressures Harvard and Other Colleges Over Columbia Settlement
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
A
23.8
B
21.5
WEEK 18
Apr 27 – May 3
DIST
2025-05-03
Trump Renews Threat to Strip Harvard Tax-Exempt Status
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
10.3
B
24.8
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
DIST
2025-04-26
Trump Administration Opens Investigation into UC Berkeley Over Foreign Funding
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
10.5
B
25.9
WEEK 16
Apr 13 – 19
DIST
2025-04-19
Trump Administration Proposes Revoking Harvard Tax-Exempt Status
Policy Change
single state · narrow
A
4.2
B
30.3