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Data Methods

How the Data is Collected

This dashboard aggregates news stories related to abuse in higher education by fetching a curated network of RSS feeds daily after 5pm. These feeds continuously scan media sources for specific keywords linked to academic misconduct.

 

How the Data is Processed:

 

  • Alll data comes from publicly available news stories.

  • RSS feeds search keywords such as: college bullying, title ix, college harassment, college sexual harassment, etc.

  • Google Apps Script feeds the RSS data into a spreadsheet

  • Formulas in the spreadsheet search for keywords in the title to categorize each story.

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How the Data is Cleaned

Once Collected:

 

  • The data is cleaned to remove duplicates, irrelevant content, and formatting inconsistencies.

  • Each story is scanned for keyword matches, which are used to automatically tag the type of abuse reported, and any legal references.

  • Institution name and location—are tagged manually to ensure accuracy and consistency.

  • When a news story involves multiple institutions, the term “Various” is used to reflect the broader scope of the report.

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Ways to Use the Data

Students & Survivors

  • Research school before applying or transferring

  • Check if your institution has a pattern of abuse or retaliation

  • Gather news examples to support a complaint, Title IX report, or media outreach

  • Use tagged categories (e.g., “Sexual Misconduct”, “Retaliation”) to locate your experience

  • Identify institutions that have mishandled similar cases

  • Build a case or narrative with real-world parallels from other schools

Faculty & Staff

  1. Risk assessment: Identify patterns of abuse across peer institutions to understand where your campus may be vulnerable or complicit.

  2. Policy development: Use real-world cases to advocate for internal reforms, prevention training, or policy overhauls.

  3. Solidarity building: Connect with stories similar to your own and find networks of resistance, whistleblowers, or reform-minded educators.

Journalists & Advocates

  • Investigative leads: Spot patterns or trends that merit deeper reporting—e.g., repeat offenders, geographic clusters, or underreported types of abuse.

  • Source verification: Use lawsuit and settlement data to cross-check emerging claims or validate tips.

  • Narrative framing: Ground your reporting in a broader systemic context by showing how a single incident connects to widespread trends.

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Look up Your University

Is your school hiding something? Explore lawsuits, Title IX violations, retaliation claims, and media coverage tied to hundreds of universities.

 

Get the data institutions hope you never see.

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