Arizona State University has faced federal DEI bans, Arizona Board of Regents bans, and even lawsuits relating to DEI. Yet Accuracy in Media investigators continue to find administrators openly admitting that DEI remains alive and well on campus.

The latest admission comes from Karla Moreno Arias, Manager of Academic Advising for ASU’s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.

Speaking with an undercover Accuracy in Media investigator, Arias described a newly added course focused on inequality.

“We just incorporated the inequalities course,” she said. “They’re going to be teaching students a little bit more on women in crime, race and crime, or the kind of law that is happening in the court.”

When asked directly whether DEI pedagogy remains part of ASU’s curriculum, Arias was unequivocal.

“A hundred percent.”

Arias also acknowledged that while some programs have been renamed, the underlying mission remains intact.

“We definitely did change the title just a bit,” she said. “But we do have the Office of IDEA (Inclusive Design for Equity and Access), that is very much incorporated into our school, and they somehow were protected now that the new regulations are happening in many universities.”

When the investigator noted that she seemed comfortable admitting DEI still exists at ASU, Arias agreed.

“Yes. Yeah,” she responded, explaining that the office continues organizing projects focused on community engagement and service.

The conversation also revealed ongoing support for antiracism initiatives. When asked about that work, Arias recommended another ASU official.

“Oh my gosh, I think you’re going to hit it off so good with Dr. Crudup,” she said. “There’s always collaboration with other departments in where you get to make those changes.”

Arias is the latest in a large and growing list of ASU administrators caught by Accuracy in Media at the university. While names may change, administrators continue to describe the same programs, priorities, and ideological goals operating throughout the university.

Take action by visiting SaveASU.com to send a message directly to Arizona’s elected officials. Taxpayers deserve answers when university officials openly admit that DEI programs remain embedded in public education.

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In May 2024, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors repealed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, eliminating DEI offices, titles, and branded language across the state’s public universities.

However, an undercover investigation by Accuracy in Media suggests that while the language may have changed, the underlying content has not.

Ariane Cox, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Criminology, and Justice at UNC Greensboro, was recorded describing how the university is responding to the policy shift.

“The university has had to remove language about DEI because of the executive order,” Cox said, before clarifying that leadership is working to preserve the substance behind it.

“The university and chancellor and provost are very supportive of trying to keep as much of what would be considered DEI.”

Cox stressed that classroom instruction has not been altered.

“So, nothing that I teach has been changed… this administration is very supportive of trying to keep that.”

According to Cox, courses tied to DEI-related subject matter remain in place, even if terminology has been adjusted to comply with the new rules.

“All the classes that met that requirement have remained the same… it’s a requirement of our majors, Social Inequalities, Race, Class and Gender.”

When asked directly whether the shift was merely cosmetic, Cox confirmed it was.

She further acknowledged that the changes are clearly limited to wording, not substance.

“If there is the overt use of the words Diversity, Equity, or Inclusion… we’re not like in any kind of mass way using those terms. But we have not taken any content away.”

Cox also indicated that this approach is being driven from the top levels of the university.

“That’s coming from [the] chancellor level… the university is very supportive in doing whatever it can to preserve this and to fight as much as possible.”

The recording suggests that despite the UNC system’s formal repeal of DEI policies, administrators and faculty may be actively working to maintain the same ideological framework under different terminology.

The Board of Governors intended to eliminate DEI from the state’s public universities—not simply rebrand it. If universities are preserving the same content while making superficial alterations to the language, the policy’s purpose is being undermined.

Take action now by visiting SaveNCSchools.com to send a message directly to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Public universities should not be allowed to sidestep their own governance structure so that they can continue to promote the same divisive ideology under a different name.

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Now the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating.

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced that it has launched a Title VI investigation into Arizona State University’s DEI practices. According to the DOJ, the investigation was prompted by “recent viral videos” indicating that ASU may have denied students equal treatment based on race, color, or national origin while allegedly attempting to conceal those practices from federal oversight.

Those viral videos were produced by Accuracy in Media.

For months, AIM’s undercover journalists met with multiple Arizona State University administrators who repeatedly admitted that DEI initiatives remained embedded throughout the university despite mounting legal and political pressure. Administrators described rebranding efforts, renamed offices, and continued diversity-focused programming that they said remained active even as state and federal authorities moved against DEI policies. Those recordings generated national attention and prompted multiple federal complaints.

The Justice Department’s investigation will examine whether ASU engages in unlawful discrimination through DEI-related policies involving admissions, recruitment, scholarships, tutoring, and educational support programs. Federal officials emphasized that universities receiving taxpayer funding must provide equal treatment regardless of race, color, or national origin.

This development marks a major milestone for Accuracy in Media’s undercover reporting operation.

For years, university administrators and DEI advocates insisted critics were exaggerating the scope of these programs. Accuracy in Media’s footage told a different story—one of officials openly acknowledging that DEI initiatives continued behind new names and through alternative structures.

Now federal investigators are asking the same questions AIM’s journalists asked first.

The investigation remains ongoing. One fact is already undeniable: Accuracy in Media’s undercover journalism succeeded in bringing national attention, and a formal DOJ investigation to one of the largest public universities in America.

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By Kaylee Obisesan

An ongoing investigation by watchdog organization Accuracy in Media continues to reveal woke ideology being taught in Kansas public universities despite DEI being banned in 2025.

University of Kansas School of Social Welfare uses the loophole of accreditation to continue teaching DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion – principles.

“We’re an accredited program, so we have to teach anti-racist diversity, equity and inclusion,” Ella Peterson, the school’s recruitment coordinator, told one of AIM’s undercover journalists in a video released June 2.

The School of Social Welfare is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Board of Accreditation, which means the program passed a review process and met criteria required by the accrediting organization. The council calls for graduates from accredited social work programs to be advocates for justice, equity, inclusion and diversity.

“Social work shouldn’t require an education littered with Marxist principles,” AIM argues in response to the program’s requirements.

Read the rest of Heartlander News’ article here.

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Caught on tape: The DOJ investigation into ASU signals that Trump’s DEI crackdown isn’t optional.

Adam Guillette • Jun 9, 2026

When President Donald Trump signed his January 2025 Executive Order banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Americans cheered the “end” of the divisive, hateful ideology. Meanwhile, university administrators rolled their eyes, feigned compliance, and continued advancing their toxic agenda.

Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Justice just announced a Title VI investigation into one of the worst offenders: Arizona State University (ASU). The outcome could have ripple effects throughout the country.

This comes on the heels of Accuracy in Media (AIM) releasing hidden-camera videos from institutions across the country. Our team wanted to determine if the radicals running higher education were actually in compliance with the law. What we discovered was a shell game. DEI offices were renamed, DEI programs were rebranded, DEI job titles were changed, but the activism continued.

If I dropped names like the University of Alabama, NC State, the University of Texas, Louisville, and the University of Kentucky, you’d probably think I was offering a poor prediction of the preseason AP football poll. In fact, these are all universities where we’ve discovered taxpayer-funded DEI activism, often in defiance of state law.

Our investigation would start by examining whether staffers bragged about bending or breaking the law when speaking with someone they believed to be an ideological ally. Then a surprise visit with a cameraman revealed what they’d say when confronted with the reality of the situation.

The resulting videos went viral.

To the surprise of many, some of the worst footage came from ASU. On most campuses, one or two administrators brag about continuing DEI. But at ASU, seven were recorded engaging in such behavior. When more than a half-dozen highly paid staffers are caught, there’s no denying the entire orchard is rotten.

One administrator admitted, “We’re doing pretty much what we were doing before.” Another confessed, “… we are still doing the same thing,” and added, “It’s kind of embedded … this is who we are.” A third summed it up by saying, “We are DEI.” When someone tells you — and shows you — who they are, believe them.

An administrator from ASU’s education college says, “I know that the new legislation has asked us to eliminate it, but it’s in our hearts in education, so education has that just naturally.” This is consistent with what we hear in education colleges across the country. When Americans wonder why their child’s school is more focused on indoctrination than education, they need only look at the education colleges.

The same is true for colleges of social work and criminology. If you wonder why social workers sound more like activists, it’s because their colleges require them to be committed to social justice.

I wasn’t taken aback by these results, but I was shocked by the lack of response from ASU’s leadership. The individuals featured in our videos frequently find themselves out of work. A half dozen administrators in North Carolina lost their jobs after appearing in AIM videos recently, including the dean of students of UNC-Asheville.

In Texas, the results are similar. We investigate, and the offender is fired. I don’t think this is because the university cares about reform. It’s more likely that they’re afraid of Texas’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, who regularly investigates the universities we expose.

To be clear, we don’t view the firing of one individual as a victory. These staffers are usually replaced by someone just as radical but aware enough to keep their mouth shut. The reality is that senior administrators who hire and manage these people probably know that lawbreaking is occurring and support this behavior. Alternatively, these executives are so incompetent that they’re unqualified to work for the taxpayers. Either way, they don’t deserve a government paycheck.

The DOJ’s investigation into ASU’s DEI program comes on the heels of its investigation into Ohio State University. These actions are a massive step towards cleaning houses at America’s universities.

The Justice Department is examining whether ASU’s DEI policies affected admissions, recruitment, scholarships, tutoring, and educational support services. If investigators conclude that ASU’s DEI programs violate federal civil rights law, political activists masquerading as “educators” will likely begin job searching.

But to truly rid our universities of DEI, each state must enact a Florida-style DEI ban, which prohibits administrators and professors from promoting identity politics. Educators are still free to discuss controversial topics in the appropriate courses, but they can’t promote antiracism and social justice in math class.

Arizona State will soon discover that legal compliance isn’t optional. Other universities would be wise to take notice. My hope is that this DOJ investigation will set the precedent that their divisive politics will no longer be tolerated in taxpayer-funded institutions.

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Adam Guillette is the president of Accuracy in Media.

Click here to view the op-ed on The Daily Wire.

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By Kennedy Owens | Published Jun. 9, 2026, 12:55 p.m. ET | Updated Jun. 9, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Accuracy in Media, a media watchdog group, is urging the University of Florida Board of Trustees to reject presidential finalist Stuart Bell, citing hidden-camera footage that it says shows diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI initiatives continuing at the University of Alabama during Bell’s tenure as president.

Adam Guillette, president of Accuracy in Media, discussed the group’s findings Monday during an appearance on Florida’s Voice Radio with Drew Steele, just days before UF trustees are scheduled to vote on Bell’s appointment.

Bell, who has previously served as president of the University of Alabama, was named the sole finalist last month to become the UF’s next president.

Accuracy in Media recently released undercover video recordings from universities across Alabama as part of an investigation into whether institutions were complying with state restrictions on DEI programs.

According to Guillette, one University of Alabama administrator described efforts to continue LGBTQ-related programming and discussed what he characterized as “workarounds” to maintain DEI initiatives despite state law.

“We also captured the same thing at the University of Alabama,” Guillette said. “An employee there, an administrator, told us about how not only were they continuing things, they even had trainings on how they can have workarounds and continue doing DEI, even though there’s a ban.”

Guillette argued that university leadership should have been aware of the activities described in the recordings.

“When you brag about the fact that you had trainings on how to continue doing this DEI that defies the state law, that means the higher-ups knew about it,” he said.

Read the rest of FL Voice News’ article here.

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Posted on June 9, 2026 | By Alexis Lapp – George Washington University

The University of Florida is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the sole candidate for president who has been criticized by some conservatives for supporting diversity, equity and inclusion at his previous post.

Former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell is the sole candidate up for the position, and has responded to the criticisms by saying “I am not coming to Florida to bring DEI or any type of ‘woke’ back,” the Gainesville Sun reported.

The embattled candidate even received support from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who posted on X: “Dr. Bell did much to elevate the University of Alabama when he was the president in Tuscaloosa and I have no doubt that he will help UF reach new heights during his tenure in Gainesville. He is a great selection and has my full support!”

Under his tenure leading the University of Alabama, however, critics have pointed out Bell “founded Alabama’s DEI office in 2017 and hired its first chief diversity officer.”

“By 2021, Bell was bragging publicly on a university DEI promotional video that over a third of the Alabama’s courses and 70 student organizations were DEI-focused,” stated John Sailer, director of higher education policy with the conservative Manhattan Institute.

Under President Trump in 2024, Republican state lawmakers in Alabama passed a law to shutter DEI offices and programming on college campuses across the state or risk losing state and federal funds.

While Bell closed UA’s DEI office, he opened a new Division of Opportunities, Connections and Success led by Christine Taylor, who formerly led the university’s DEI division. Some have argued the move simply allowed DEI to operate under different names.

On Monday, Accuracy in Media released an undercover video showing University of Alabama’s Shemaiah Kenon, assistant director of the Intercultural Center, saying she and her colleagues have found ways to still maintain DEI on campus.

Read the rest of The College Fix’s article here.

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Apryl Marie Fogel | 06.09.26

Accuracy in Media has released video footage of Shemaiah Kenon, assistant director of the Intercultural Center at the University of Alabama, bragging that she has found “holes” in the state’s legislation banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and other divisive concepts at the state’s colleges and universities.

“When I read the draft of the bill, people were calling me like, ‘This is blasphemy.’ I said it’s actually stupid because I found some holes,” Kenon is heard admitting on camera.

She admits that at one point, they met with a state legislator on a call.

“They’re like there are ways around this, like we can work through this,” she says.

She admits that the school hosted a drag-queen event “that was so dope” in the past and says her pronouns are still in her email signature.

“Most of our faculty and staff are progressive…and it’s always the ones you’d least likely suspect,” Kenon says.

“It’s so funny because you would look at them and you’re thinking they’re coming in to complain, they’re like ‘This is bull, you need to do something about it.”

The video, along with a call to action, was released ahead of Wednesday’s upcoming vote by the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees. The board will decide if the school will hire former University of Alabama president Stuart Bell, following the recommendation of the university’s presidential search committee.

Accuracy in Media is joining a growing chorus of conservatives opposed to Bell’s hiring, citing his longstanding history of DEI practices at UA and his efforts to move players in the DEI program around the school, allowing them to continue their practices under other titles and offices.

Read the rest of 1819 News’ article here.

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The University of Alabama was a flagship for DEI under President Stuart Bell, who is now the finalist to become the next president of the University of Florida. Alabama lawmakers restricted DEI activities, but undercover footage suggests Bell’s staff focused on finding ways to continue them.

Despite Alabama’s ban on taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, an Accuracy in Media undercover investigation has uncovered a University of Alabama administrator openly discussing ways to work around the law and preserve progressive initiatives on campus.

An Accuracy in Media journalist met with Shemaiah Kenon, Assistant Director of the Intercultural Center. Kenon described a drag queen event previously hosted on campus.

“We actually did, like, an event a long time ago, before DEI became a thing, for drag queens. It was so dope.”

Asked whether similar events could still take place under Alabama’s DEI restrictions, Kenon explained what he viewed as a legal workaround.

“We probably won’t, but a student organization can,” Kenon said. “Basically they apply for funding… if you donate the funds, you can do it. Like the legal ways around it. I don’t know if our state reps were really aware of that.”

Kenon says that she had identified weaknesses in the legislation shortly after it was proposed.

“When I read the draft of the bill, people were calling me like, ‘This is blasphemy.’ I said it’s actually stupid because I found some holes.”

According to Kenon, university employees and allies quickly shifted their focus toward preserving DEI-related programming despite the state’s efforts.

“It was funny because when we met with the state legislator, anybody could have logged on as an affiliate with UA… like yeah, go ahead, it’s ways around this, we can work through this.”

Kenon repeatedly emphasized what he described as widespread progressive support among University of Alabama faculty and staff.

“Most of our faculty and staff are progressive. It’s always the ones you least likely expect to be progressive.”

The administrator also described concerns among university employees about maintaining LGBTQ-focused programming and services after the law’s passage.

“Everyone’s biggest thing honestly was about LGBTQ+ students and resources and access that they can have.”

“We’re so fortunate, like we still can put our pronouns on our name tags, like my email signatures. And so we just did it.”

Perhaps most significantly, Kenon suggested that faculty members were receiving guidance on how to continue incorporating DEI principles into their classrooms despite the policy changes.

“They been on a couple trainings, webinars on how to continue to incorporate the inclusivity piece in there as well as their classroom settings.”

For Alabama taxpayers and lawmakers who believed DEI had been removed from public universities, these comments tell a different story. Now, as Stuart Bell seeks the presidency of the University of Florida, Floridians should examine the culture that flourished under his leadership in Alabama—and ask whether they want the same approach imported into their university system.

Take action at SaveUF.com, where you can send one message which goes to each of the trustees of the University of Florida. It will also go to Alabama’s Attorney General.

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