But that’s not the case, and as Accuracy in Media’s undercover journalist found out, these programs are actually flourishing across the state. 

Starting with the Athens-Clarke County unified government, AIM’s investigator discovered. 

“Yes, DEI is under a lot of scrutiny right now,” Marketing and Outreach Analyst Evelyn Pinto Mira said on AIM’s hidden camera. 

Despite this scrutiny, she said “We’re still not doing anything differently.” 

Instead, the Athens-Clarke County unified government is “reframing our work.” 

And it’s not just happening in one area. In Decatur, AIM’s undercover journalist found similar efforts. 

According to City of Decatur Communications Coordinator Grant Parry, “We kind of set the standard of what we want to do and where the focus goes, where the money goes and I don’t feel like there’s been anyone so far that said anything other than onward and upward.”

At the city’s municipal complex there was even a sign labeling the “Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.”

Over in Atlanta, AIM’s investigator found a Diversity and Inclusion office within the city government. 

An official in Savannah also confirmed the existence of a “DEI director” for the city. 

AIM conducted numerous similar investigations in North Carolina, revealing rampant DEI being pushed at public universities and in local governments. The findings prompted a state legislature probe of these efforts and local leaders. 

Ultimately, North Carolina’s legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto to pass several anti-DEI measures, targeting the destructive ideology in public schools, higher education, and local government. 

It’s time for Georgia to similarly crack down on DEI. State lawmakers must pass strict legislation prohibiting these DEI efforts across government and education. 

Visit SaveGeorgiaCities.com where you can take immediate action. Send one convenient message that goes to all relevant officials. Tell them taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for local government’s secret DEI initiatives. 

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For months, Accuracy in Media has been uncovering how government officials continue advancing DEI initiatives—not by abandoning them, but by renaming them, hiding them, and embedding them deeper into local government.

Our investigation into the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, reveals exactly how that strategy works.

An Accuracy in Media investigator spoke with Ja’kari Clayton, Charlotte’s Belonging & Engagement Program Coordinator, who openly described mandatory and voluntary DEI training programs still operating throughout city government.

According to Clayton, every newly hired supervisor or manager participates in mandatory QUEST leadership training, which includes a DEI component designed to explain “what it truly means,” breaking down each part of the acronym while teaching new leaders “how to truly lead for inclusion.”

Beyond mandatory training, Clayton said the city also offers DEI 101 courses and implicit bias training to any city employee.

When asked whether the city incorporates anti-racism into its programming, Clayton answered plainly.

“That kind of does go into our DEI 101 and our implicit bias training. We bring in components of that too.”

Clayton also described the city’s emphasis on intersectionality, explaining that employees are taught to view individuals through overlapping identities including race, gender, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and education level–core concepts long associated with DEI ideology.

Perhaps most revealing was Clayton’s explanation that DEI work extends well beyond the office formally responsible for it.

“I would say there are a lot of ways to get into equity work in the City of Charlotte,” Clayton said. “They may not necessarily be in the title… Charlotte Water, Housing and Neighborhood Services… Community Relations–that’s their entire jam.”

In other words, the work is spread throughout city government, even when DEI isn’t explicitly part of a department’s name.

Then came the admission that ties together months of AIM investigations.

“The cool thing is, you know, we have upper management still behind us,” Clayton said. “The work is still the work. We keep going with the good work.”

When our investigator asked the obvious follow-up–whether DEI is continuing even if it isn’t called DEI anymore–Clayton didn’t dispute the premise.

“We know what it means and what it truly is,” Clayton replied. “As long as people want to understand what it’s really about, that’s the most important thing.”

The message could not be clearer.

Charlotte officials acknowledge that names may change, but the underlying programs continue. Whether labeled DEI, belonging, engagement, equity, or inclusion, city employees describe the same training, the same philosophy, and the same objectives.

In June 2026, following Accuracy in Media’s prior undercover investigations into Raleigh and Winston-Salem, North Carolina lawmakers enacted legislation specifically banning DEI programs at the local government level. Yet admissions captured by AIM’s undercover investigators raise questions about whether the city of Charlotte intends to comply or abandon these new initiatives.

Accuracy in Media will continue exposing efforts to evade laws designed to eliminate taxpayer-funded DEI.

If you believe local governments should comply with North Carolina law, take action today by visiting SaveCarolinaCities.com.

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Brendan McDonald ’27 | New Hampshire Correspondent
July 1, 2026, 1:06 pm ET

New York University will teach students about “anti-racism social work” through a four-part workshop this fall.

”Anti-racist Supervision as a Path to Liberation: Foundations of Anti-racist Supervision,” sponsored by the Silver School of Social Work, is scheduled for Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2, and Oct. 9. It will carry a $250 general admission price tag.

”This course offers an overview of anti-racism social work practice tenets and strategies for engaging in anti-racism supervision,” the university’s description reads.

”Through the application of practice-based strategies, participants will have the opportunity to integrate anti-racist approaches to social work in their supervisory framework,” it continues. “This will help push social work towards more race-conscious and just practice.”

The description also includes a “Note on Inclusion,” which states that the program is “open to individuals of all backgrounds and identities.”

As Campus Reform has previously reported, some social work programs continue to rely on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles.

Accuracy in Media (AIM), a DEI watchdog, released an undercover video featuring the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at Ohio State University’s College of Social Work asserting that DEI remains a fixture in the school’s curriculum.

AIM President Adam Guillette argued the NYU workshop demonstrates a similar commitment to ideology.

”It’s abundantly clear that NYU is more focused on ideology than education,” Guillette argued. “The radicals who run these universities have hijacked a noble profession and are using it to promote activism. Our investigators consistently see this behavior in red states so I’m not surprised at all to find it in deep blue New York.”

”Colleges of social work, education, and criminology across America have been captured by far-left radicals,” he continued. “When people wonder why social workers and educators sound like members of the Democratic Socialists of America, higher education is exclusively to blame.”

Read the rest of Campus Reform’s article here.

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Eli Stephens ’28 | California Investigator
July 1, 2026, 10:15 am ET

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a policy revision on June 16 requiring state universities to review undergraduate general education courses for substantial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or Critical Race Theory (CRT) content.

The measure passed in a 5–3 vote through the board’s Governance, Evaluation and Human Resources Committee and establishes a new oversight process for courses that satisfy general education requirements. The review will begin during the 2026–27 academic year and will occur every two years as part of broader academic program evaluations.

Under the policy, Regents staff and university officials will examine undergraduate general education offerings and identify courses containing substantial DEI or CRT content. Board materials state that courses under review should present “the range of scholarly views and ongoing debate in the field.”

The policy follows Iowa’s enactment of Senate File 2435 in 2024, which restricted DEI activities at the state’s public universities. The law limited DEI offices, staffing positions, and mandatory diversity statements.

Following implementation of the law, Iowa’s public universities redirected more than $2.1 million previously allocated to DEI-related offices and positions.

Board documents state that the policy itself carries no direct fiscal impact. However, officials estimate implementation will require more than 1,000 staff hours across the Board Office and Iowa’s public universities.

The proposal expands a broader academic review framework adopted by the regents in 2025.

During discussion of the measure, Board President Robert Cramer said the review is intended to evaluate existing coursework rather than eliminate classes or impose new graduation requirements.

“We think the vast majority of our faculty are presenting [coursework] in a fair and professional manner—describing what these things are, but not pushing an agenda one way or the other,” Cramer said.

University employees tell a very different story.

Accuracy in Media has reported on whether DEI-related programming has persisted at Iowa universities despite the state’s restrictions. The organization recently published undercover videos at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, which show officials discussing efforts to continue DEI work after the ban.

Accuracy in Media President Adam Guillette told Campus Reform that DEI advocates “will not stop until there are strict laws in place with serious legal consequences for those who violate it.”

”Every state must enact a Florida-style DEI ban and include both a reporting mechanism and actual penalties for breaking the law,” he added.

Read the rest of Campus Reform’s article here.

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by The National News Desk | Fri, June 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM

Federal investigations into diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at several universities are drawing renewed attention after undercover videos appeared to show school employees discussing how DEI-related initiatives have continued despite new state laws and federal directives.

Speaking with The National News Desk, Accuracy in Media President Adam Guillette discussed undercover recordings made by his organization at Arizona State University and Ohio State University, both of which are now facing federal scrutiny over alleged civil rights concerns.

The investigations come as colleges and universities across the country have announced changes to DEI programs following new state laws and executive actions aimed at limiting or eliminating certain diversity initiatives at public institutions.

According to Guillette, the recordings suggest that, in some cases, universities may have changed program names or organizational structures while continuing similar activities.

Read the rest of The National News Desk’s article here.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, congratulated Bell in a post on X (formerly Twitter), “Congrats to Dr. Stuart Bell on being selected by the University of Florida to be the next university president,” DeSantis wrote. “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.”

Final approval of former UA president Stuart Bell as the next permanent president of the University of Florida was never a done deal. Not in the political climate in Florida. The Board of Governors had already tuned down the appointment of former University of Michigan President Santa Ono by the UF Board of Trustees.

Adam Guillette, president of the nonprofit organization Accuracy in Media, wrote in a posting on X, that his organization had come to Tuscaloosa to investigate Bell. He claims Bell continued to support DEI after the Alabama Legislature outlawed it. “We have seen exactly what he did when he ran the University of Alabama. He was a champion for DEI and then he became a champion for deception,” Guillette said. “We hope he hasn’t used successful deception to confuse and trick both our governor and our Board of Trustees and our Board of Regents.”

Read the rest of Tuscaloosa Thread’s article here.

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TCU professor Aesha John told an AIM investigator that her university’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programming hasn’t been deterred by President Trump’s executive orders or state policies. 

Instead, John said the nursing and health science program is actually “growing our curriculum related to DEI.”

John explained that, “Over time, we have become even more intentional about being race conscious.” As one example, she asked, “If a white scholar is doing research, how does that impact the findings?”

In addition, the associate professor explained how much she values discussions of race in classes focused on health, telling us, “I teach research where I can easily not talk about those things, but I make a conscious effort to talk about those things also.”

As a private university, TCU is not governed by the University of Texas System Board of Regents. But even private schools rely on various grants and funding from federal sources. And even private schools are subject to Title VI complaints.

“We are Christian, but in a lot of ways we are not. I think we are very progressive,” Associate Professor Aesha John in TCU’s Harris College said on hidden camera. 

“I think Baylor has employees sign a statement about abiding by Christian values. At TCU, we do no such thing.”

According to John, “It’s just been pretty much business as usual. We are still teaching what we were teaching pre-election. And we talk about gender issues and pretty much all DEI-related issues. We still offer a class on diversity and social justice.”

She added that the university has not given the program any directions to alter its courses or their names. 

John also explained how one of her professor colleagues uses an “inclusive” grading system called “ungrading.” This professor doesn’t grade students throughout the semester, opting to have conversations with each student at the end and “collaboratively” agreeing on a grade. 

John said that “students from marginalized communities do really well with that kind of ungrading approach, versus using a common yardstick for all students.”

Since taking office, President Trump has signed several executive orders aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars from going towards woke DEI. TCU notably receives federal funding through research grants and student financial aid, among other things. 

John told AIM’s journalist that the university did do some polishing overall, taking down some websites. But underneath the surface, DEI indoctrination is still going strong, especially within the social work program. 

Surprised that this is happening at a private and supposedly Christian university? Take action now by visiting DEIInTexas.com and sending one message that goes directly to all relevant parties. Tell them that nursing and medical programs should be focused on patient care, not radical politics.

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An undercover investigation released June 8, 2026, is putting new pressure on the University of Alabama, after a campus DEI official was recorded describing what the report characterizes as deliberate efforts to work around the State’s 2024 ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

The findings, published by Accuracy in Media (AIM), allege that DEI-related activity at the University may not have simply faded in response to Alabama’s SB129 law, but instead might have been reshaped in ways that preserve core functions while avoiding formal labels that would trigger enforcement.

SB129, signed into law in October 2024, prohibits public universities from maintaining DEI offices, funding DEI programs, or requiring DEI-related training. The law was designed to eliminate institutional favoritism and identity-based programming in State higher education. Critics, meanwhile, have argued it is broadly written and difficult to enforce in practice. The statute remains in effect while related legal challenges move through federal court, including ongoing litigation over its constitutionality and scope.

Against that backdrop, AIM’s undercover recordings claim to show how University staff adapted to circumvent both the letter and the spirit of SB129.

According to AIM’s report, an individual involved in DEI programming at the University of Alabama described navigating what they saw as weaknesses in the law’s structure. The official is quoted in the report as having “bragged about finding holes in the system” that allowed DEI-related work to continue in modified form, despite State restrictions.

The report further alleges that rather than halting DEI efforts outright, programs were being restructured and rebranded in ways that made them less visible to oversight. In another quoted passage cited by AIM, the official suggested that DEI work had not ended but had been adjusted in presentation, stating it was continuing “without calling it that anymore.”

The official can be heard on the video saying “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.” The official continued, stating “Most of our faculty and staff are progressive. It’s always the ones you least likely expect to be progressive.”

Taken together, the comments are presented by AIM as evidence that at least some University personnel viewed SB129 not as a hard stop on DEI activity, but as a compliance challenge to be managed through language shifts and administrative restructuring rather than full elimination of programs, as the University reported doing in 2024.

Read the rest of ALPolitics’ article here.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — The University of Florida’s Board of Trustees has named Dr. Stuart Bell as the institution’s next interim president Tuesday.

The vote was unanimous among Board of Trustees members during a Tuesday meeting where Bell’s candidacy was considered.

Bell’s selection as interim president comes after his appointment drew criticism from some conservative leaders. Bell, the former president of the University of Alabama, was the only candidate under consideration.

The scrutiny comes despite support from Gov. Ron DeSantis, who congratulated Bell in a post on X.

“Congrats to Dr. Stuart Bell on being selected by the University of Florida to be the next university president,” DeSantis wrote. “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.”

However, not everyone is on board. Some conservatives called on university leaders to reject him.

Critics point to Bell’s record at the University of Alabama and question whether his stance on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, aligns with Florida’s higher education policies. Florida law prohibits public universities from using state funds for DEI programs and activities.

Adam Guillette, president of the nonprofit organization Accuracy in Media, said his group sent an undercover journalist to the University of Alabama, where Bell previously served as president.

Accuracy in Media posted a video to its YouTube channel that the organization says shows a university administrator discussing how certain DEI-related efforts continued after Alabama passed restrictions on such programs.

“Their administrator told us on a hidden camera they merely renamed these things and are continuing to do the same work,” Guillette said.

According to Accuracy in Media, the video includes discussions about student groups fundraising for drag shows and professors working to make classrooms more inclusive.

Guillette said Bell’s record should concern Florida officials overseeing the presidential search.

“We should not allow the University of Florida to revert to being just another far-left institution,” Guillette said.

Read the rest of CBS12’s article here.

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