The North State Journal Covers Fallout from AIM Undercover Video at NC State
February 20, 2026
RALEIGH — An NC State staffer is no longer with the school following an undercover video by Accuracy In Media in which the employee boasted about getting around diversity, equity and inclusion prohibitions put in place by the UNC System.
In May 2024, the UNC System Board of Governors repealed its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and replaced them with a nondiscrimination and institutional neutrality policy.
The staffer caught on video, Jae Edwards, was the assistant director of the LGBTQ Pride Center at the school.
“We’re still able to do the things that we want to do, have these events and programs. We have to be a little more careful,” Edwards said in the video.
“As a marginalized group, we’re used to these things. And we’re used to going around them and finding ways around.”
Accuracy In Media’s blog post about the video encourages readers to “Go to SaveNCSchools.com and easily send a message to the Board of Governors to tell them how you feel about NC State blatantly ignoring the policy to continue DEI education.”