Legal Insurrection Features AIM Investigation on DEI Persistence at Arizona State
February 21, 2026
Arizona State University has been hit with a new federal complaint from a watchdog group, claiming that information obtained from a recent undercover video proves the university has a concerted effort to continue its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming. The watchdog group, Protect the Public’s Trust, alleges that ASU has rebranded DEI programs specifically to avoid federal scrutiny. Associate Dean of Inclusive Design for Equity and Access and Clinical Associate Professor Chandra Crudup admitted, “We are still doing the same thing” regarding DEI programs.
“It’s kind of embedded…this is who we are,” stated Crudup.
Crudup then discussed the university’s effort to avoid attention from the Department of Education.
When asked if DEI was banned, Crudup replied, “No, there is not. But to get ahead of it and to not become a target, we have shifted some of our language…We started changing language, but we’re still doing the same thing.”
A previous undercover video from Accuracy in Media first suggested that Arizona State University may be concealing some of its DEI programs. In the video, university official Rebecca Loftus told an undercover journalist that while certain language surrounding the programs had been changed, their mission remains the same.
“You have to be careful with the language that you use,” stated Loftus.
“We’re doing pretty much what we were doing before.”
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