ASU EXPOSED: Associate Director Of Criminal Justice Admits They Still Push Banned DEI
January 5, 2026
An undercover video investigation by Accuracy in Media (AIM) has caught Arizona State University (ASU) Associate Director Rebecca Loftus explaining how the school is concealing DEI curriculum, despite federal bans, regents’ directives, and a pending lawsuit.
Under a standing executive order, schools and universities are barred from teaching DEI in their classrooms. But in a recorded meeting with an AIM investigator posing as a prospective ASU student, Loftus was more than willing to explain that the university has put systems in place to continue DEI, even opening new offices to conceal the same practices.
When our investigator asked how ASU now handles DEI practices, Loftus is seen waving her in and inviting her to sit, saying candidly, “Most of our faculty do tend to be a little more on the liberal side. You have to be careful with the language that you use. We’re doing pretty much what we were doing before.”
Loftus went on to outline how DEI-related instruction is being concealed through new internal structures. She described what she called “the idea office,” a group she says is responsible for “designing” criminology classes for a “majority-minority student body”.
“So we still have that as part of our college,” Loftus said. “And the idea department composes curriculum… you’re not going to see the DEI language.”
According to Loftus, the concealment is deliberate because openly teaching DEI could jeopardize significant university funding. “You’re not going to find very many programs that are going to broadcast it as before because the federal funding for universities, especially state-run universities like ASU… If you have federal funds that are withheld, it really makes a big impact.”
Despite apparent awareness of the current laws surrounding DEI, Loftus is seen saying faculty continue dedicating entire classes to topics such as race, ethnicity, and gender and even bringing in outside experts to teach them.
When Accuracy in Media President Adam Guillette later questioned Loftus in her office for additional context, she directed him to “talk to our Director” before asking him to leave.
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