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Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Approximately 80 protesters led by AAUP Purdue gathered in West Lafayette, Indiana on April 17, 2025, demonstrating against perceived threats to higher education including student visa revocations and funding cuts. The protest was characterized as peaceful with low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event. If confirmed, second-order effects would depend primarily on whether similar protests spread to locations with significant manufacturing or logistics infrastructure, though the peaceful nature and academic focus suggest minimal immediate supply chain disruption potential.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to university towns with major research facilities or manufacturing clusters
• Track any escalation in protest intensity or scope that could affect campus operations at institutions with supply chain research partnerships